# Grog **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [July 3, 2004, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grog/253320 "2004-07-03T02:41:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![John\_W.Kennedy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_w.kennedy/32/1031_2.png) [@John\_W.Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_W.Kennedy)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grog/253320/21 "2004-07-07T21:35:16Z")
> [@NardoPolo](#): > > The sailor tourguide on the USS Constitutiontold me something similar when. He further claimed that if you mix water and rum, it will go bad and be undrinkable after 3-4 days. > > This doesn’t sound right to me :dubious:, and I was hoping for some clarification in the column or in this thread. It makes more sense that it was just difficult to save several days rations because of the increased volume. > > And what could go bad with a mix of water and alcohol? 😕 I heard the same, and wondered the same, but it has just now occurred to me that the operating principle could be not “more water”, but “less percentage alcohol”, if the “going bad” agent were biological. ---
**Author:** ![lipsdiablo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@lipsdiablo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lipsdiablo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grog/253320/22 "2004-07-09T15:15:45Z")
as an ex matelot with connections to the andrew going back to the days of the china fleet, i’d just like to add that for the authentic taste of grog as it was last issued then it has to be pussers rum. this was the brand used by the royal navy for many years up to the withdrawal of the ration… and many sailors are still upset about it… ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grog/253320/23 "2004-07-11T02:56:48Z")
Una apparently thinks that half a pint of rum a day is not a generous amount to drink. I wanna party with you! ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grog/253320/24 "2004-07-11T03:16:59Z")
> [@AugestWest](#): > > Una apparently thinks that half a pint of rum a day is not a generous amount to drink. I wanna party with you! Well, not for manly, turgid, strapping examples of British seamen. Me, I’m too drunk to drive after one beer. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eada6e/32.png) [@Go\_You\_Big\_Red\_Fire\_Engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_You_Big_Red_Fire_Engine)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2004, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grog/253320/25 "2004-07-15T12:36:42Z")
> [@HPL](#): > > According to the classic computer game, _The Secret of Monkey Island_, > Grog is made of the following: > Kerosene, Glycol acid, Artificial sweeteners, Sulfuric acid, Rum, Acetone, Red dye #2, Scumm, Axle grease, Battery acid, and/or pepperoni. > That’ll put hair on your chest…if it doesn’t burn through your stomach first. Damn, you beat me to the Monkey Island reference. ☹ You gotta love it how the grog burns through a mug in a minute and that they can use it to break prison locks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grog/253320.md?page=1)