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For the lubberly amongst us, this punch comes complete with a "whiff of grape" to disperse the rabble.

Of course, you're already a day late in prep time if you start now. I prefer going a full week ahead, to get the "shot" fully inebriated.

Face it, surface warriors, are we not really all just self-propelled artillerymen?

https://revelry.tours/cocktails/chatham-artillery-punch/

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Being both a recovering SWO and third a generation Red Leg I endorse both recipes provided one substitutes rye for bourbon

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Don't you mean sub bourbon for rye, as the recipe calls for rye... or have you just started early? 😉

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My Dad used to make that for his parties. They were epic. Air Force mostly, though.

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Three cheers for the whole caboodle!

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Bring back the grog ration, and make our men (and women) of iron again!

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My Summer BBQ or sailing Drink of choice is the Painkiller. Made famous at the Soggy Dollar bar on Jost Van Dyke in the BVI:

2-4 part(s) Rum

4 parts pineapple juice

1 part cream of coconut

1 part orange juice

Sprinkle with nutmeg

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Made best with Pussers, of course.

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of course

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And to all the Filipino chiefs I ever worked for, a happy Independence Day to you as well. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/july-4-1946-philippines-independence

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My wife's dad and uncle were in the USAFFE when WWII broke out. The uncle escaped during the Bataan Death March and joined the guerrillas. Her dad was a messenger and part-time spy for the guerrillas. That uncle joined the USN and served 26 years as a Steward. My wife's 3 brothers all served in the USN. The eldest retired a CPO after 26 years, one tour in Vietnam. The middle boy was a BT3 who served 4 years. The youngest retired a CWO4 with 31 years, never went to shore duty, was in Desert Storm. I often think it a miracle that after stealing their largely successful war of independence from Spain from them in 1898 and reneging on back pay for the USAFFE who fought the Japanese as allied guerrillas in WWII that the Philippines even give us the time of day.

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on another topic here:

rationing meant a limit of a bottle a week per man?

Oh the horror!

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That's only 16 shots or so over 7 days. That's basically a before and after dinner drink with a slightly generous pour. And less if you have company.

(And don't forget, you have to hoard some so you have enough for the every fourth Friday poker nights.)

Just sayin'.

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but not a huge hardship

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This is why Nimitz reached five-star rank; not only did he devise the strategy for winning the Pacific War, he also created a perfectly fine recipe for serving Old Fashioned's to a large gathering when liquor was in short supply. I wonder if there's a War College student paper on "Chester Nimitz: Master Strategist/Mixologist." If not, there probably will be soon.

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And here I thought it was his diplomatic acumen, such as following up his speech to the HMS King George V with the donation to the crew of an ice cream machine. https://www.ww2online.org/image/us-fleet-admiral-nimitz-welcoming-british-navy-guam-27-may-1945

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Ya got me! Didn't read well enough.

As for started early...sun's over the yardarm *somewhere*

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I recently heard about this fine cocktail, to which Adm Nimitz drank daily.

Heard from US Naval Academy Museum podcast, author Craig Symonds' book, Nimitz at War

https://podcastaddict.com/preble-hall/episode/158009886

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Uncommon character development during Interwar period:

>> In the years after WWI, Nimitz continued to broaden his scope of knowledge and influence (#FifthFreedom) through numerous assignments, including Commander of Submarine Division 20, Commander Battle Division One, and eleven months as a student at the Naval War College, which he later reflected had prepared him for the fight against the Japanese Navy during WWII. <<

https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/about/admiral-nimitz

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“I drink to make people more interesting” - Ernest Hemingway

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It used to be the US Army Air Corps/Forces and had plenty of West Pointers in the early days of the USAF after AFXIT in 1948... I'll allow it. 🙂

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Not only did he run a ship aground as an Ensign, now we find out he was glamorizing alcohol as an Admiral/Fleet Admiral!!! This cannot stand. He would find no place in our "uber-professional", no fun, zero risk, uptight military today. I imagine USNA will remove any reference to him shortly for this wretched perfidy.

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