Grog Watered Down Rum Admiral Vernon 1740 ~ Comfort Colors Long Sleeve Tee

Watered the Rum ~ Named the Drink After His Coat

In 1740 Admiral Vernon ordered his sailors' rum cut with water, and the navy followed. The men called him Old Grog after the grogram cloak he wore on deck, and the drink took the nickname. So the sailors' drink is named after a man ruining the good stuff while wearing a weatherproof coat.

• For the one who takes rum seriously: Buy it for the tiki bar friend, the navy veteran, and the uncle who considers a mixer a personal insult.
• Innovation, unwelcome: He made the ration go further, the crew got a nickname out of it, and nobody has thanked him since.
• Poured out by: Part of Pirate History & Legends, where even the cocktail has a service record.

Damien swears the best stories start after sundown on the dock, when the breeze turns cool and nobody wants to go below deck ~ this Comfort Colors long sleeve tee is made for exactly that watch: soft garment-dyed ring-spun cotton, a relaxed lived-in fit and sleeves all the way to the wrist, sizes S through 3XL ~ hoist the colors and stay out a little longer