The Navy Grog, a component study in Mixology - Tiki Drinks and Food

P paranoid123 Tiki Socialite New York City Joined: Dec 13, 2002 Posts: 379	P paranoid123 Posted posted on Tue, Sep 9, 2008 8:17 PM I thought I would bump this thread as I made my first Navy Grog last night. Here's how I built it. lime juice - fresh squeezed, it may have been organic from TJs grapefruit juice - bottled by TJ, made from organic pink grapefruit honey - I eyeballed the local honey and water when heating light PR rum - I used white Flor de Cana 4 yr Extra Dry dark Jamaican rum - I used Appleton's 12 year Demerara rum - Used El Dorado 15 year club soda - I can't remember the brand, but it wasn't Canada Dry I didn't use a blender, but shook it with ice and strained it on fresh ice, and topped it with club soda. I added too much ice in the highball initially, so I didn't have enough room to top it with club soda, so I had to drink it down to level. I noticed it was a strong rummy flavor and taste, with little of anything else. There was very little sweetener to balance it out, so I think I didn't use enough honey as a honey mix. I've had the Navy Grog at Elettaria in the West Village, who uses the same Beachbum Berry recipe, and find theirs more balanced. I've also had Navy Grogs with a bit of spiciness in it, perhaps using a spiced rum, or substituted St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram for club soda, and I prefer it that way.

I thought I would bump this thread as I made my first Navy Grog last night. Here's how I built it.

lime juice - fresh squeezed, it may have been organic from TJs
grapefruit juice - bottled by TJ, made from organic pink grapefruit
honey - I eyeballed the local honey and water when heating
light PR rum - I used white Flor de Cana 4 yr Extra Dry
dark Jamaican rum - I used Appleton's 12 year
Demerara rum - Used El Dorado 15 year
club soda - I can't remember the brand, but it wasn't Canada Dry

I didn't use a blender, but shook it with ice and strained it on fresh ice, and topped it with club soda. I added too much ice in the highball initially, so I didn't have enough room to top it with club soda, so I had to drink it down to level.

I noticed it was a strong rummy flavor and taste, with little of anything else. There was very little sweetener to balance it out, so I think I didn't use enough honey as a honey mix.

I've had the Navy Grog at Elettaria in the West Village, who uses the same Beachbum Berry recipe, and find theirs more balanced. I've also had Navy Grogs with a bit of spiciness in it, perhaps using a spiced rum, or substituted St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram for club soda, and I prefer it that way.

Post #406944 by paranoid123 on Tue, Sep 9, 2008 8:17 PM