Cocktail Recipes

Grog

Classic | Grog | from Pusser's Rum

The 18th-century British Admiral Edward Vernon, nicknamed Old Grog for the grogram fabric cloak he wore, attempted to prevent scurvy among his men by serving them a pint of rum a day. The dark navy rum had nothing to do with scurvy, but it did lend itself to “the swinish vice of drunkenness”. As a result, Admiral Vernon ordered that the sailors tot of rum be mixed with water, lime juice, and brown sugar–making the world’s first cocktail. The drink was named Grog after Admiral Vernon.

Ingredients

Amount	Ingredient	Brand
2 oz / 50 ml 3 oz / 75 ml 4 oz / 100 ml 6 oz / 150 ml	Demerara Rum	Pusser’s
1⁄2 oz / 13 ml 3⁄4 oz / 19 ml 1 oz / 25 ml 1 1⁄2 oz / 38 ml	Fresh Lime Juice
1 barspoons 1 1⁄2 barspoons 2 barspoons 3 barspoons	Demerara Sugar

Notes

• Method: Stirred
• Pour: Julep Strain
• Glassware:
  • Low Ball
  • On the Rocks
• Garnish: Lime wedge
• Special Prep:
  • Add sugar and lime juice into a mixing glass and stir to dissolve sugar.
  • Add rum and 1 cube of ice to glass and stir until ice has diluted to more than half.
  • Strain into a glass or mug over ice and garnish with a lime wedge.