Grog Recipe
The sailor's ration turned into a proper drink: strong rum cut with water, sharpened with lime, sweetened a little and seasoned with bitters.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 20%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Overproof rum60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Simple syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Cold water45 ml (1.5 oz)
- Angostura bitters2 dash
How to Make It
- Add the rum, lime juice, simple syrup, water and bitters to a shaker with ice.
- Shake briefly, just enough to chill.
- Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Garnish
Lime wedge
The Story
In 1740 Admiral Edward Vernon ordered the Royal Navy's rum ration to be diluted with water; his nickname, "Old Grog", after his grogram cloak, stuck to the mixture.
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