Black Tot Day:

A Tribute to Naval Tradition and Pusser's Rum

Photo by Catherine Kerr on Unsplash

On this day, July 31st, we commemorate Black Tot Day, a significant date in British naval history. It marks the end of a long-standing tradition—the daily rum ration, or "tot," given to sailors in the Royal Navy. This tradition, which lasted for over 300 years, came to an end on July 31, 1970, a day now remembered as B…