每年的7月31日是黑色干杯日，历史上的这一天，⚓️英国皇家海军正式废除船员的每日朗姆酒配给制度。
Black Tot Day is commemorated on 31 July, the day ⚓️the Royal Navy abolished the daily rum ration given to sailors.
每一天的朗姆酒配给量通常称为“一杯（tot）”，指70ml的朗姆酒（通常会超标），也就是1/8品脱（英国），在正午时候分给船员。渐渐地，分发朗姆酒的过程变成了一种礼仪——“告昭众灵”（Up Spirits）仪式🔮。
The Daily Ration of Rum, known as the “tot”, consisted of 70 ml of rum (often overproof), 1/8th of an imperial pint, given out to sailors daily at midday.
该传统一直持续了300年，终于在1970年画上句号。在最后一场“告昭众灵”仪式上，水手们举行了一场假葬礼，他们集体佩戴黑色袖章，分发最后一次朗姆酒配给。这一天也就被称之为“黑色干杯日”。
After300 years, the Royal Naval tradition came to an end in 1970, at the last call of “Up Spirits!”🔮 Sailors wore black arm bands as they were given their last ration of rum and mock funerals took place. The day became know as Black Tot Day.
水手们埋葬最后一桶朗姆酒
Sailors buried the last barrrel of rum
起初，分给船员用以鼓舞士气的酒其实不是朗姆酒，而是啤酒🍺，但因为啤酒在长时间的航行中很容易放坏，所以被朗姆酒取而代之，水手一开始也是干饮朗姆酒。
The ration was originally beer🍺, not rum, given to sailors to boost morale. Since beer spoilt easily during long voyages, it was substituted with rum, which was originally drunk neat.
直到1740年8月2日，一名因为总是穿一件土气的格罗格兰姆呢外套所以被称为“老格罗格”的海军军官爱德华.弗农（Edward Vernon）规定朗姆酒必须掺水稀释⚖️：每人每日的1/2品脱朗姆酒要加1夸脱的水，要想更美味可口，船员可以自行加糖或青柠（加青柠还可以预防坏血病）。久而久之，著名的格罗格酒（Grog）就成型了。
On August 21 1740, Vice Admiral Edward Vernon, known as “Old Grog” for the waterproof grogram cloak he wore, decreed that the ration be diluted with water⚖️, the daily allowance of half a pint a man is to be mixed with a quart of water and sailors could add sugar and lime to make the drink more palatable, the latter as a means of preventing scurvy. And the Grog was born.
被称为“老格罗格”的海军军官爱德华.弗农
Vice Admiral Edward Vernon, known as “Old Grog”
今天我们所喝的格罗格鸡尾酒已经和当年水手们喝的版本大相径庭了。下面是我们特有的格罗格酒版本。👀
Today’s Grog cocktail is far removed from what sailors drank at the time. Here is our version of the Grog.👀
纪念黑色干杯日——格罗格配方
Grog Recipe for Black Tot Day
原料📜：
60 ml 格罗夫黑朗姆酒
15 ml 赤砂糖糖浆（demerara sugar syrup）
15 ml 新鲜青柠汁
50 ml 水
杯型：岩杯或锡制马克杯
装饰：青柠瓣
Ingredients📜:
60 ml The Grove dark rum
15 ml demerara sugar syrup
15 ml fresh lime juice
50 ml water
Glassware: rocks glass or tin mug
Garnish: lime wedge
方法🥄：
制作赤砂糖糖浆，只需混合等份赤砂糖和开水，搅拌直至融化。用瓶装，可以保质几个月！
将所有原料倒至杯内，加冰，搅拌，用一片新鲜青柠瓣装饰。
Method🥄:
To make the demerara simple syrup, simply mix 1 part of demerera sugar with 1 part of boiling water, and mix until dissolved. Bottle – will keep for months!
Add all ingredients into glass. Top with ice. Stir, and garnish with a fresh lime wedge.
干杯 Cheers！
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