Grog

Grog refers to ancient alcoholic beverages. It is believed that the ancient Romans invented such types of hot alcoholic drinks as mulled wine, punch and grog. These beverages are primarily related to the cooking method. Herbs, spices and spices are added to hot alcohol, as a result, invigorating and generally strengthening drinks are obtained, which differ from each other only in the main alcoholic component. If in mulled wine it is wine, then in grog it is rum.

Grog in its modern form appeared in the XVII century. The birthplace of the drink can be considered England, and the grog was invented by the admiral of the fleet of His Royal Majesty Edward Vernon. And it was like that. In those days, each sailor was entitled to food rations, which necessarily included rum, and a real 80% drink. The daily allowance for English sailors was half a pint of rum, which corresponds to 240 grams.

So the free state rum prevented the admiral, because drunk sailors became uncontrollable, cases of robberies, attacks, fights, as well as disciplinary actions on ships increased. Therefore, the "old Grog" or old Grog, as the sailors called Admiral Vernon, ordered the people to give out only rum diluted with water. Moreover, in winter, rum was diluted with hot water, and in summer it was cold.

Of course, initially the sailors were enraged by the new rule, since the rate of the drink dispensed remained within 240 grams, and the amount of alcohol in the composition decreased significantly. Moreover, to hide the bad taste of diluted rum, sugar or lemon juice was added to the grog. However, later passions subsided, and a new drink called grog appeared in drinking culture.

Remarkably, until the 1970s, grog was issued daily to all sailors of the Navy. Modern variations on the grog recipe suggest adding cinnamon, ginger, orange or lemon zest, clove flowers to warm rum. Often, a grog-based cocktail is made, adding in addition to rum, cognac or whiskey to strengthen the strength of the drink and obtain a distinctive taste and aroma. Grog is part of some famous cocktails.

For example, the Nord West cocktail has a bicentennial history. Sailors also came up with various designations for the content of rum in the grog. "Nord" or north denoted pure rum, and "west" or west denoted water. From here it happened, the nord west is a drink that contains half the water for half the rum. Rum and the seafarers simply cannot imagine without each other. Therefore, the era of great geographical discoveries became the dawn of popularity for the thunder.

The seafarers' drink or grog spread rapidly throughout the land. Nowadays, in different countries and continents of the globe, restaurants and drinking establishments will offer you grog, and the drink will be prepared according to special local customs and traditions. At home, you can always cook grog according to the classic recipe - dilute the floor of part of the rum, half the water and heat.