Grog is a famous alcoholic drink originally from Great Britain. He owes his appearance to Admiral Edward Veron, who ordered not to give the sailors pure rum, but to dilute it by half with water. The hot drink was called grog (nicknamed Verona - old grog). Now sugar, lemon juice, honey and spices are added to it.
There is another version of the appearance of grog. Since 1655, sailors in Great Britain began to consume rum to keep warm and not get sick during difficult work. And in order not to get too drunk, they diluted the alcoholic drink with hot water.
In Russia, they learned about grog in the 19th century, it immediately gained popularity. The strength of this drink is about 20 degrees. Grog lovers have come up with many recipes, but the classic one does not go out of style either. Grog is prepared not only with dark and white rum, but also with vodka, whiskey, red wine, or substitute tea for the alcoholic ingredient.
To make a strong drink, you need dark rum and water in equal proportions. For 1 liter add 4 tsp. sugar and 1 lemon. First, the water is boiled in a saucepan, then lemon juice is added, the heat is reduced and the alcoholic drink is carefully poured in, sugar is poured. Then the liquid is constantly stirred until the sugar dissolves.
Connoisseurs of strong drinks will definitely appreciate this recipe. For 600 ml of water you will need 0.5 liters of rum, 2 tablespoons. black tea, 3 peas of black and allspice, 4 grains of star anise, 5 tbsp. sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg to taste.
The water is boiled, all the spices, sugar and tea are added. Reduce the fire to a minimum and pour in the rum, leave for 15 minutes to brew the grog.
Another unusual grog recipe that you can make at home. A hot drink is prepared from 120 ml of brandy, 50 ml of liqueur, 10 g of sugar, 1 lemon, 20 g of powdered sugar, boiling water. First, the glass is heated, then the powder is poured, liqueur and cognac are poured, a slice of lemon is placed and boiled water is poured. To make the grog burn, you need to pour a piece of sugar with cognac and set it on fire, put it in a drink.
In Russia, rum is often replaced with vodka when preparing grog. You will need 0.2 liters of vodka, 1 tbsp. sugar, 0.7 liters of red wine, 2 tsp. black tea and ground cinnamon.
First, tea is brewed, then filtered, poured into a saucepan, other products (except cinnamon) are added and heated over minimal heat, but do not boil. And a few seconds before turning off, put cinnamon, insist 5 minutes.
It turns out that this strong drink can be prepared without alcohol at all. But he can also cheer you up and warm you on cold evenings. It is made from black leaf tea. The main ingredient is insisted, filtered and poured into a saucepan, spices are added to the liquid: 4 allspice peas, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 3 cloves buds. Heat on a minimum heat for 4 minutes, put a lemon, cut into 2 parts, turn off the heat and leave for 30 minutes. Warm up again, add 7 tsp. honey and stir until dissolved. The drink is ready.
