Originally Posted by
Mark Rippetoe
Grog is 1 part Pusser's Navy Rum, 3 parts water, 1 part lime juice. A man's drink for manly men.
For manly men in danger of scurvy, that is. Evidently, anybody who didn't *have to drink it* preferred bumbo...
Bumbo was popular in the Caribbean during the era of piracy, largely because it tasted better than Royal Navygrog.[citation needed]Pirates and short-haul merchantmen did not suffer from scurvy as often as British sailors, largely because their voyages were shorter and their diet included plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. This meant that citrus juice could be dropped from the grog recipe, and sugar and nutmeg sweetened the mix.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumbo