What is Grog? - Booze On The Rocks

[@Ianflaer]

as retired sailor who respects his traditions I recommend Mount Gay Extra Old rum. Mount Gay is the world's oldest continuously running rum distillery. they have been making rum there since 1703. besides all that it is a really good dark rum. they have several different varieties at different price levels but I find the EO to be the best balance of taste and cost. it still isn't cheap but it won't break the bank either.

[@boozeontherocks]

Tom, Thank you for the suggestion, i will check to see If it is available in my area. I am always willing to try a new rum. :)

[@jonwilkin281]

Might I suggest pussers gunpowder proof as this was meant to be the navy rum recipe used at the time

[@wendyraines8011]

Same here, Tom. I live with an RN vet myself. She wont use any other rum outside of Pusser's Navy Rum and skips the sugar entirely. She says the rum is sweet enough.

[@Silenced_by_nazi_youtube]

I want Rum now

[@ianchesney9639]

Appleton rum is very good too definitely costs some coin.

[@StormWolf1337]

Trust me on this, as a Caribbean native, what you need is some El Dorado 12 Years Old Rum. There's also a few age variants of it but the 25 years has a more mature and bold yet refined taste if you're going for that old sailor kick. The company that makes it, DDL, is a local one in Guyana, rated many times over for having the world's best rum. You'll definitely be a fan after the first taste.

[@boozeontherocks]

That is some good info. I recently picked up the Eldorado 15 so I will have to try it with that.

[@StormWolf1337]

@@boozeontherocks That's a really nice one for a classic Rum n' Coke too, it's more or less a Guyanese go-to drink in most bars. Go easy though because bloody hell man, that hangover ain't easy heh.. The 5 years version works too but it's a little too smooth maybe, gets overpowered by the Cola/mixtures more easily.

[@boozeontherocks]

@@StormWolf1337 I agree with you on that. you want to be able to taste the flavours :)

[@charliebonfield2611]

You should definitely try it with the kraken black rum it adds an extra caramel and vanilla taste that’s surprisingly good with it

[@boozeontherocks]

I will have to try that. Thank you.

[@marchebert938]

I have some on the shelf. Gonna try it tonight!!

[@coninater]

I just tried this with Barcello rum, the only rum I had available at home, and it was GREAT! Tip tho, if you use fast-dissolving white sugar like I did, put that in the shaker lastly. Otherwise you won´t taste anything but the pressed lime juice.

[@boozeontherocks]

That is a great tip. Thank you for sharing it :)

[@damienculver1907]

oh man, that's some good stuff right there, new favorite drink thanks for telling me how to make it

[@boozeontherocks]

Awesome, I'm glad you liked it.

[@hochspannunglebensgefahr5339]

“Traditional grog” *proceeds to serve it in a chilled and garnished glass with clear ice*

[@boozeontherocks]

I like to make things look nice.

[@JohnnyH1982]

Fortress on the shelf, a super nice rum, world class. Subscribed.

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you. Welcome aboard!

[@Molach101]

Here in Scotland this type of drink would be called "Glasgow Punch" at one time. Merchants used to drink it in tumblers taken from a punch bowl. The city of Glasgow was built on the sugar trade (and slavery unfortunately). Always made with Jamaica rum for obvious reasons

[@boozeontherocks]

I did not know that about Glasgow. The punch from tumblers id pretty cool though.

[@bullyfrog6771]

You had me at rock ice cause it just looks good! I liked and subscribed! Great info and can't wait ti make it! Now I just need a good Irish drink....

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked the video.

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you very much.

[@MKahn84]

I love grog & prefer Pusser's rum for it. I will use regular sugar (not as good) or brown sugar (better) because, counterintuitively, raw sugar is really expensive!

[@boozeontherocks]

I know right, If you can go with the Brown Sugar. Either way it will taste great.

[@daniagadborg2026]

#BoozeOnTheRocks. I just now seached - What Is Grog? And found your video. I seached for it cause I am at the moment watching the series called Outlander (for the 3th or 4th time) And everytime I get to season 3 episode 10 'Grog' is mentioned, I had just forgotten to look it up the other times when I watched it. (I'm glad I found your Grog video clarifying 'the mystery' of what it is) Thank you very much. Greetings from Denmark ^^

[@boozeontherocks]

Your welcome. I'm glad you liked it and thank you for stopping by.

[@Barprints]

Now you have to make one before you watch it again😜

[@sakados6233]

This is an amazing video ! I tried it with spiced rum instead of dark rum and it was pretty good (i didn’t have dark rum)

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

[@Barprints]

I was pleasantly surprised how many time subbing spiced rum for dark worked out. Tried Kraken in a Jungle Bird and it's my new favorite way to serve it

[@mooncatgrenadier2075]

Great stuff.. made this tonight really refreshing

[@boozeontherocks]

Awesome. I'm glad you liked it.

[@mooncatgrenadier2075]

@@boozeontherocks I find your channel exciting thanks mate.

[@yougear]

I highly recommend adding cinnamon or nutmeg. It is medicinal as well as refreshing.

[@boozeontherocks]

That is a great idea. It would definitely give some extra depth.

[@Barprints]

That sounds delicious. Definitely trying that!

[@user-xi2pe3jb3b]

at my bar, i use Pusser's Blue Label British Navy Rum. i know it may be difficult to find it in your Country. also i add 2 dashes of angostura bitters...because i love angostura bitters :)

[@boozeontherocks]

I can get the Pusser's Rum. It is harder to get but i will have to try it.

[@TonyDragonsNava]

Thank you very much buddy. I send you cheers from México. Nice rapiers

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked the video :)

[@Barprints]

So essential a daiquiri with dark rum and a splash of water. Sounds easy enough to remember

[@boozeontherocks]

Basically. I follows the classic punch recipe standard.

[@boozeontherocks]

This is so simple every one should try it. I made an error in my video. I couldn't figure out the math on Navy Rum. Such is life. British Navy Rum was 96 proof = 48% ABV (Alcohol by volume)

[@MattDayissamurai]

Thanks for Doing the Grog!

[@boozeontherocks]

Your welcome. Soon to come. Sailors Punch.

[@matthewgabbard6415]

I’ve always suspected that the sour family of drinks were related to grog somehow. It’s just too close not to be

[@boozeontherocks]

I agree with you on that, its definitely the base for a sour.

[@marko3275]

It looks like a tasty drink, add a little Jingle ...
" Well it's All For Me Grog me jolly, jolly grog
"

[@boozeontherocks]

Jangle added. you can't go wrong.

[@kingtunip6386]

I just recently started reading up on Grog because (sea of thieves) did my research on wiki and all that.... Lemons limes and oranges were mostly used by the professional navies and not pirates... now I question how the hell did pirates fight scurvy... assuming they did.... anywho Mr. Booze on the Rocks can you make a pirate Grog where its just water, rum, with sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon?

[@boozeontherocks]

A pirate Grog you say?? Well lets see what I can do....

[@elcaraslima1958]

Well most pirates drank rum straight, actually some pirates would lose or die in battles because of how intoxicated they would get.

[@spookyghetti]

Love it!

[@boozeontherocks]

Awesome, I'm glad you like it.

[@peter_W91]

David can you please do a video showing how you make your clear ice

[@boozeontherocks]

Lets see what I can do.

[@Alabasterslim]

Can you use a simple syrup instead of raw sugar?

[@boozeontherocks]

Yes. use 1 oz/30 ml or less depending on your tastes.

[@wannabegamer9902]

simple syrup is water+sugar, the drink is mostly just sugar and water....
I still get surprised the stupidity of some people.

[@rosskane1556]

WannabeGamer no need to hate mate it was a good question

[@wendyraines8011]

ABSOLUTELY NOT! Use Navy Rum. Its already sweet.

[@spartenl22]

fucking love your channel dude. While doing the history section, could we possibly get cool shots of the alcohol or maybe a really cool shot of your hands while you talk? Your set and lighting is fantastic, cant wait for more videos!

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you. I will see what I can do about some more interesting shots,

[@AlexanderJBarrett]

Great video. Got yourself a new sub!

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you. Welcome to Booze On The rocks :)

[@Ulgarth]

If you still have Fortress Rum you still have Jamaican rum...
Looks great!

[@boozeontherocks]

And I do have some. I am saving it for a special cocktail. But I don't have a dark Jamaican Rum...

[@Ivan-vg5gh]

Ahoy-hoy!! Very interesting to know the origin of grog and I wanna try it! 🍹
But I've a stupid doubt... 30 grams of sugar is really the correct amount? It seems so much 🤔
Thank you and keep going!! 😎

[@boozeontherocks]

You are right 2 sugar cubes woks out to 5 g. I have adjusted it in the descriptions. Thank you for catching that.

[@coaiemandushman1079]

1:10 they didn't steal anything, they conquered it.

[@boozeontherocks]

That is true.

[@mikelshort9150]

How many oz of standard simple syrup would equal the two cubed of sugar

[@boozeontherocks]

You would need 3.5 cuubes of sugar to .5 oz/15 ml simple syrup. A sugar cube is 4 g.

[@Galenthor]

personally, I would have used only 1 ice cube with the size of them that you use...

[@boozeontherocks]

I can definitely see why you would say that. After I poured it, II was ummm... ow well. just go with it :)

[@damienculver1907]

ight gonna get the stuff to make it now

[@boozeontherocks]

Let me know what you think.

[@ssgootyj]

Noice! Subbed.

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

[@BigDaddysBearCave]

Classic 👍👍👍👍😎🍹🌴

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you!

[@Dee_Cee227]

So it’s basically a Rum sour? Instead of plain water I might consider adding club soda

[@boozeontherocks]

It is similar yes.

[@boozeontherocks]

How ever it has more water and a rum sour is sweeter.

[@Barprints]

I thought a dark rum daiquiri with a splash of water personally. Club soda's a great sub

[@dianac5764]

I guess they didn't have much ice on the ship. How lucky we are to have preserved (frozen) water..

[@boozeontherocks]

Ice is fantastic. Certain things should have ice for sure.

[@chefbabyryan1]

Great video thank you. Only feedback is I would say your mic & audio could use some love. Cheers 🍻

[@boozeontherocks]

Thank you very much. I will work on my audio :)

[@Jazz-ji9zu]

If British Navy Rum was 55.5%, that would be 111 proof, not 96 proof. 96 proof would be 48%. So that part was a bit confusing, please clarify.

[@Jazz-ji9zu]

Wouldn't the additional ounce of lime juice make the ratio 1:1:4
Thus meaning the Rum would be 1/5, not 1/4. Hmm I'll look at other references.
Plus I thought Grog was made with beer, not water. Although the beer would have been around 2%, so almost like water.

[@boozeontherocks]

I just re-watched my video , I was confused. So the Navy rum was originally about 150 proof or 75% ABV and in 1866 is was lowered by 4.5 degrees below proof to give you 54.5% ABV which became known as modern day Navy Stregnth.
The standard Classic Punch ratio generally follows this:
1 Sour - 2 Sweet - 3 Strong - 4 Weak
My recipe followed 2:2:3:8. or it works out to 2:1:1:2
And the grog tradition grog would be rum cut with water. So there is some interpretation on how you would great the cocktail and there are a lot of variations out there. What recipe would you follow?

[@Jazz-ji9zu]

@@boozeontherocks First and foremost, I wasn't trying to give you any grief, was just trying to get a better understanding.
From my research they didn't carry water with them because water would go stagnant and grow algae, so they carried extremely low abv alcohol azeotrope which was supposed to prevent the algae growth. I'm not 100% on this and neither are the history books, because everything was typically biased by the author. I appreciate the reply and I'll try your formula/recipe soon.

[@boozeontherocks]

@@Jazz-ji9zu No worries James It was a fantastic question and I wasn't as clear as I could have been. I had to re-watch it and look for my original notes.
You are correct that about the short life span of water in barrels. I know they tried beer as well but in time it went off as well because the alcohol content was not high enough. The same with wine. Between the rocking of the ship, the heat in the hold and so on. That also necessitated the creation of fortified wines like Port. Those and Strong spirits could survive the passage across the ocean.
If you have another questions please ask. or if you see I made an error. Let me know, I appreciate feedback

[@PaliSuttas]

What about serving it hot?

[@boozeontherocks]

You could definitely do that if you wanted. you might have to adjust the ratios a bit to get it where you want thou. Depending on the rum that you use and the amount it might take over the entire drink. Let me know how it turns out and any changes you might have made.

[@joegibson4946]

Because they always had ice on sailing ships in the 1700s.

[@TheMadVentriloquist]

Why do you need 2 cubes of sugar when the alcohol itself has sugar? what is the reasoning behind so doing?

[@boozeontherocks]

It is tradition. British admiral Edward Vernon issued the infamous Captain’s Order Number 349, stating that all rum should be mixed with water, a dash of brown sugar, and lime to make it more palatable.Also the fact that t would have been served with stale brackish water. It was all about making the drink palatable. Navy Strength Rum is organically 54.5% alcohol. Not the 40% that we normally see now.

[@TheMadVentriloquist]

@@boozeontherocks Thank you for the explanation: it makes much sense.
Guess when the water is stale and nasty sugar does sweeten it. In a sense what you are describing is a proto-pop (pop being sugar water essentially), with booze.
Cool tradition. Cool video.

[@boozeontherocks]

@@TheMadVentriloquist Thank you. I am glad you liked it..

[@boozeontherocks]

@@TheMadVentriloquist Your welcome.

[@stephenferguson6363]

I just made this a few times i got some dark navy 75% rum as well and some sailor jerrys rum and craken and dark capt morvan rum this is simple but very nice drink......im also a rum fan. I also have 1 eye and a west african senegal parrot lol....

[@HardKore5250]

What it taste like?

[@boozeontherocks]

Its good. Its a lightly tangy rum taste. and the lime comes through without being overly tart.

[@clairemora7715]

You forgot to add stagnant water. It ain't grog if it ain't dirty.

[@boozeontherocks]

That's a good point.

[@eatatjoecs]

Grog is great, yes. But what if you are plagued by an insufferable lad named Peter Pan and he cut off both my hands. Will grog help with both my hydration and numbing the pain?

[@boozeontherocks]

Lol.... as a matter fact yes to both.

[@ceeb2275]

11 people are Cosmopolitan drinkers

[@boozeontherocks]

such is life.

[@danforbes4513]

on a ship its not done like that no ice its just mixed in a glass and its warm and its not nice. my bro that is a captain made me drink a glass of it that a guy on a ship at that time would of got. :(

[@boozeontherocks]

This is one of those drinks that requires being accustomed to it for sure.

[@sephuris5555]

Damn I don't have a shaker

[@boozeontherocks]

No Shaker, No problem. you can use some following options. A mason jar with a lid, a gym workout bottle, even a water bottle with a lid. Or worst case a tupper ware contains with a lid that seals well.

[@danforbes4513]

i have tryed grog its not nice gun fire is better aka sweet tea and rum

[@boozeontherocks]

I will definitely try one of those.

[@mojothepyruttleworthy3270]

Nice swords arrr

[@boozeontherocks]

Thanks Matey!!

[@ashleymagee3233]

I had a grog for the first time last night with cinnamon, it was horrid. Never ever again

[@boozeontherocks]

I happens. Not every cocktail works for every one.

[@mojothepyruttleworthy3270]

Never had ice and the ice adds to water no offense

[@boozeontherocks]

That is very true, I just added the ice to keep it cooler in the hot weather :)

[@puttz2]

2:40

[@boozeontherocks]

I see what you mean.

[@puttz2]

@@boozeontherocks just for my reference when I revisit the video! Great recipe !

[@mysteriousman4966]

Grog reminds me of monkey island.

[@boozeontherocks]

I can see that :)

[@mysteriousman4966]

@@boozeontherocks haha

[@alicem.edwardsart6284]

no wonder a lot of British sailors became "drunken sots"

[@boozeontherocks]

Yeah. That they did.

[@wendyraines8011]

Good recipe but not true Navy grog. Skip the sugar, equal parts rum and lime juice and the rum has to be NAVY RUM! Finally, skip the ice.

[@boozeontherocks]

Thanks for the info. Its there anything else added in?

[@vuho2075]

So it's nothing but watered down rum. Depressing

[@boozeontherocks]

NOt quite, its actually really good.

[@Ivan-vg5gh]

Ahoy-hoy!! Very interesting to know the origin of grog and I wanna try it! 🍹
But I've a stupid doubt... 30 grams of sugar is really the correct amount? It seems so much 🤔
Thank you and keep going!! 😎

[@boozeontherocks]

You are right 2 sugar cubes woks out to 5 g. I have adjusted it in the descriptions. Thank you for catching that.