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When was grog no longer officially distributed by the Royal Navy? And what were its proportions of water to rum? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.245.234.192 (talk • contribs) 04:52, 7 March 2005

The bit about Puzzle Pirates was wrong, swill is the low-grade liquor, with grog and fine rum being next — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.157.144.226 (talk • contribs) 02:22, 24 May 2005

"grog and games"

It seems to me that those other games use "grog" to pay homage to Monkey Island, so that listing them here may be redundant.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.71.77.235 (talk • contribs) 01:36, 12 September 2005

Practical demise of grog--Why?

The article clearly fails to explain what the advocates of temperance within the navies of the 1800s advocated to use in place of grog, and whether this shift was successful in practice (since the article tells us that grog was developed as an answer to water rations that became infected with algae). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.88.218.121 (talk) 04:43, August 21, 2007 (UTC)

Inconsistent size of ration

Under "Popularization of rum and invention of grog", the source for "Sailors were given one-eighth of an imperial pint (1 gill; 71 millilitres) of rum" is from 1873.

Later, it says the daily ration was 284ml in 1740 when Vernon ordered it be diluted.

Then, it says under "End of naval rum rationing" the ration was halved in 1850 to 71ml. This 71ml figure is also present in the British Ships section, where it was 71ml until it was abolished in 1970.

The first mention should, assumedly, say the original ration was 284ml. A new, 17th-18th century source is needed. Aeioyoo (talk) 23:43, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]