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Grog
Strong, flavoursome navy rum with a splash of scurvy-inhibiting lime. Properly mixed at the right dilution, this is a great drink. However, too many and...
Mookie
2nd August at 18:41
This really is a great drink. I used Smith & Cross, and only 1oz of water. Next time I might use crushed ice and top with a few dashes of angostura.
29th June at 02:10
Substituted agave syrup for the sugar syrup. Use Hamilton Navy Rum. Got a tropical drink with pineapple and banana flavours.
30th March at 15:25
Made it with Mount Gay XO, I can't believe how good this is. I can't wait to try it with a navy rum. Highly reccomend!
22nd June 2024 at 01:53
Substituted guava puree/syrup for the sugar syrup. With the strong rum flavour it was not obvious, but there was a hint of guava at the end of the sip.
24th May 2024 at 13:15
Rich, tangy, and deeply flavoursome. You definitely need to get the balance of ingredients and dilution right. Good limes are a must, as I quickly found out! My first experiments with Pussers rum are, as they say, most satisfactory 😊.
24th May 2024 at 13:17
Also with thanks to Chris lamb for the slightly more abstemiously proportioned version!
22nd April 2024 at 19:06
Did it with 3:1 worthy park 109 (for the proof) and el dorado 8 (for a little demerara body) and a muscovado syrup. Like yeah, this is good but...it's just watered down, black-just-like-my-soul rum. I can appreciate simplicity, but I don't think this one holds up. It's not as raw? honest? as an old fashioned template is, but it's not as deep and interesting and layered as modern Tiki.
25th February 2024 at 11:43
I unfortunately can't get any Navy Rum where I live, so what would you say is the closest substitute? A 2:1 mix of OP and aged rums is around Navy strength, but how would it compare in terms of taste?
25th February 2024 at 16:42
For the aged rum, if you're able to get hold of some Demerara rum, that would give you some of the weight and body of a proper Navy rum.
27th October 2023 at 02:07
Made with 1/2 Coruba Jamaican Rum and 1/2 overproof Smith and Cross Jamaican Rum. Added a float of 151 Demerara rum. Wonderful, but not for the faint of heart.
7th August 2023 at 08:34
Thanks for including my alternative recipe in the description. However, I think I either communicated it badly, or there was an error in its transcription. I think it should read:
40ml (1 1/3oz) Navy Rum
10ml (1/3oz) Lime juice
10ml (1/3oz) Sugar syrup (2:1)
30ml (1oz) Water
1 dash Aromatic bitters
As in, I promise simply making a smaller drink (in a regular rocks glass); and crucially one with a total of 18.5 grams of alcohol (down from close to 28!)
40ml (1 1/3oz) Navy Rum
10ml (1/3oz) Lime juice
10ml (1/3oz) Sugar syrup (2:1)
30ml (1oz) Water
1 dash Aromatic bitters
As in, I promise simply making a smaller drink (in a regular rocks glass); and crucially one with a total of 18.5 grams of alcohol (down from close to 28!)
9th August 2023 at 15:58
Many thanks, Chris. I've amended accordingly.
26th June 2023 at 17:29
I've had versions of this many times. Haven't had navy-strength rum in house for awhile. But whoa I do have Hamilton Zombie Blend... Be careful if you use that. Spice and funk much accentuated... It went down too quick. (26 Jun 2023, 1:28p)
20th March at 18:43
Finally getting around to trying Pusser's Gunpowder. Read the specs, watched the video, then made this with cane syrup - a fortunate choice. Demerara syrup might have made this too overwhelming. Excellent showcase for this brand.
4th May 2023 at 12:03
Tried it yet again, this time with a split base of sugar and honey. Not as good as sugar in my opinion. It's the Grog you give to really young palates (myself included), but not something a discerning bone-dry drinker would love. Great eitherway for me. Both are better than the brown sugar version though.
30th March 2023 at 08:14
Retried this drink. Turns out it is just the sugar syrup as to why it feels underwhelming. Now with the standard sugar syrup, the lime comes through so much more, the pungent burnt caramel of the rum is so much more prominent. Really nice now. Gotta try the split honey and sugar version next time.
25th February 2023 at 20:14
Hmm. I really wish I had Pusser's Gunpowder Proof (or even Lamb's for that matter). It's a very agreeable drink, without it being anywhere close to spectacular, unfortunately.
2nd December 2022 at 06:56
For folks wary of 60ml/2oz of 56% ABV rum, I've now made this by simply scaling it down to 40ml and serving in a regular old-fashioned glass. Works great.
1st July 2022 at 00:16
Its a very clean and refreshing drink. I like my drinks on the sweet side so I up the simple to 3/4 oz. But I love this.
29th April 2022 at 01:34
Being a major rum drinker, I have had grogs all over. This is the basics of the grog and a very good recipe. I did use 114 proof Navy Grog Rum. It is a wonderful drink and very refreshing.
21st December 2020 at 21:15
A great drink, which has been unfairly neglected. My vote for the cocktail most in need of renaming.