Grog

Ingredients

• 2 oz Dark Rum
• 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 tsp Brown Sugar
• 4 oz Hot Water
• 1 pinch Nutmeg
• Nutmeg · optional garnish

Method

1. 1

   Warm the glass by filling it with hot water, then discard.

2. 2

   Add the brown sugar, lime juice, and a splash of hot water to the glass and stir until dissolved.

3. 3

   Add the dark rum and top with hot water.

4. 4

   Stir gently.

5. 5

   Garnish with a pinch of nutmeg.

The Story

Grog is the original naval rum drink, introduced to the Royal Navy in the eighteenth century when sailors' rum was diluted with water and sweetened with lime and sugar. It is the ancestor of countless rum cocktails.