Navy Grog

The Navy Grog is a cocktail which consists of Rum (normally 3 ounces), Lime Juice, Grapefruit Juice, as well as Club Soda and other ingredients depending upon the recipe source. The cocktail was purportedly invented at Don the Beachcomber in 1941.

Recipes

From Don the Beachcomber, according to “Beachbum Berry’s Grog Log” by Jeff Berry and Annene Kaye (1998)

• 1 oz Light Puerto Rican Rum
• 1 oz Dark Jamaican Rum
• 1 oz Demerara Rum
• 3/4 oz Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Grapefruit Juice
• 3/4 oz Honey
• 1 oz Club Soda

Heat honey until liquid. Mix with juices in blender. Stir in rums and soda. Pour into glass filled with crushed ice. Optional: Add a pinch of nutmeg in the blender.

From “The New New York Bartender’s Guide” by Sally Ann Berk (1997)

• 1 oz dark rum
• 1 oz light rum
• 1 oz Demerara Rum
• 1/2 oz Guava Juice
• 1/2 oz fresh Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
• 1/2 oz Orgeat Syrup
• 1 tbsp. Tamarind Syrup

Combine all ingredients with cracked ice in a blender. Blend until slushy and pour into a chilled highball glass. Garnish with a lime slice.

Trader Vic's Navy Grog

• 3/4 oz Fresh lime juice
• 1/2 oz Grapefruit juice
• 3/4 oz Allspice syrup (*)
• 1 oz Light Puerto Rican Rum
• 1 oz Gold Jamaican rum
• 1 oz Demerara rum

Put ingredients into cocktail shaker and shake well with lots of crushed ice. Pour into a double old-fashioned glass.

(*)Allspice Syrup: Grind enough whole dried allspice berries to make 6 level tablespoons. Place the ground allspice in a saucepan with 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water. Bring it all to a boil, then cover and simmer for two minutes. Remove the saucepan from heat and — keeping it covered — let steep for two to three hours, then strain into a bottle and refrigerate.

Another Version

• 2 oz Sailor Jerry Spiced Navy Rum
• 1 oz Cruzan Black Strap Navy Rum
• 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 3/4 oz Grapefruit Juice
• 3/4 oz Simple Syrup

Put all the ingredients except the black strap rum into a shaker with crushed ice. Shake and pour into an old fashioned glass. Top with the black strap rum. Add lime shell and mint sprig for garnish.

Bacardi Navy Grog

• 1/2 oz of Bacardi® light rum
• 1/2 oz of Bacardi® gold rum
• 1/2 oz of Bacardi® dark rum
• 1/2 oz of Grand Marnier® orange liqueur
• 1 oz of Grapefruit juice
• 1 oz of Orange juice
• 1 oz of Pineapple juice

Pour liquors into an ice-filled collins glass. Add juices, shake, and garnish with an orange wedge and pineapple chunk.

Links of Interest

• I'll Have Some Rum, Hold the Umbrella - New York Times article on Navy Grog
• Best Navy Grog