Cocktail recipe

Navy Grog

A blended cocktail featuring Brown Rum, Jamaican Rum, Demerara Rum.

Navy Grog cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 oz Brown Rum
  • 1 oz Jamaican Rum
  • 1 oz Demerara Rum
  • 1 oz Honey Syrup
  • 0.75 oz Lime Juice
  • 0.75 oz Grapefruit Juice
  • 3 dash Allspice dram
  • 3 oz Crushed ice

Method

  1. Put all the measured liquids and the listed crushed ice in a blender.
  2. Pulse for 3–5 seconds to mix and chill.
  3. Pour into a rocks glass. Optional presentation: serve around a prepared cone of frozen crushed ice with a straw through its center.
  4. Optional garnish: ice cone around straw.

Story

Don the Beachcomber's 1941 update of the sailors' drink with three rums; reportedly a favourite of Frank Sinatra and, less happily, of Richard Nixon.