Navy Grog

The Navy Grog is a cocktail which consists of Rum, Lime Juice, Grapefruit Juice, Club Soda and other ingredients depending upon the recipe source.

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.

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.

Another Version

• 2 oz Navy rum
• 1 oz Black strap rum
• 1 1/4 oz Fresh jime juice
• 1/2 oz Grapefruit juice
• 1 1/4 oz Sugar 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.