During the BBB, the soldiers poured a hundred grams of the front before the attack. But this was not at all an invention of Soviet military leaders. As far back as the 16th century, the English navigator Francis Drake took with him the voyages of rum that were intended for such purposes. And his follower Edward Vernon began to dilute this drink with tea to reduce its strength. And his subordinates, who did not really like this innovation, called this cocktail a grog. But this is all a story. And soon the grog, the recipe of which is quite simple, was to the liking of both seafarers and land residents.
Gradually, this drink began to improve. Rum began to be replaced with cognac, brandy or even with arak - rice vodka. They began to enrich it with milk, butter or liquors. New ingredients have also appeared. Many began to use sugar, honey, spices, spices, various fruits, whipped cream and even caramel as additives. But, to learn how to cook classic grog, you need to turn to history.
The basis for the seafarer’s grog is always rum. Best to take Bacardi or Jamaican rum. It is diluted with strong tea or water. Also, to give this grog an original taste, you can add lemon juice to it. And you can sweeten the drink with honey. Honey is added when the drink has already warmed up so that it does not lose all the vitamins. And the preparation of grog in the classic version is quite simple. It is necessary to brew 200 ml of tea, strong enough, pour 50 ml of rum into it and add two tbsp. l honey. You can also season this drink with cloves, cardamom grains and juice squeezed from a quarter of lemon.
But over the centuries, people have learned to make such a cocktail in many other ways. You can also brew honey and apple grog. The recipe for its preparation is this: in a pan one liter of cider or apple juice is mixed , a quarter of a glass of honey, one stick of cinnamon, and grated nutmeg. This mixture is brought to a boil over medium-high heat. Then the pan is removed from the heat, 250 ml of rum is added and the drink is poured into cups. Use it should be hot.
A highball glass is usually used to make this drink. But with the same success, porcelain or beer mugs are suitable for these purposes. The technology of such a cocktail itself is simple and almost the same for all its types. The difference is only in the choice of components for it. Take at least brandy grog. The recipe for this drink includes the following ingredients: 100 ml of strong tea, 50 ml of brandy, a slice of lemon and a slice of sugar. All components pour into a glass and mix well.
And for the Dutch grog, you need 700 ml of Arak, a quarter kilogram of sugar, juice squeezed from six lemons, and hot water with a volume of three quarters of a liter. Arak with lemon juice and sugar is heated with constant stirring. You can’t bring it to a boil. Then water is added and the drink warms up again.
Used for such a drink and milk. On its basis, you can also cook a delicious grog. Milk grog recipe contains only four ingredients. This milk - 75 ml, tea infusion - 75 ml, cognac - 50 ml and a tenth of an orange. Hot tea and milk are poured into a pre-warmed cup or glass, cognac is added and a slice of orange is laid on top. Milk grog is ready.
And for Canadian grog, you need 40 ml of Canadian whiskey, maple syrup - three tablespoons, juice from half a lemon and half a cup of lemon. Whiskey, syrup and lemon juice are mixed in a tea glass. All this is diluted with hot water in an amount of 10 ml. Well, a circle of lemon is put on the edge of the glass.
And here is the recipe for coffee grog. In a coffee cup, 60 ml of Jamaican rum is mixed with 30 ml of brandy and a teaspoon of sugar is added. Hot coffee is added to spirits . And this cocktail is decorated with a twist of lemon.
Well, with the addition of butter, the creamy grog is prepared. He also needs water - 200 ml, two pieces of sugar and dark rum - 50 ml. Water needs to be heated to a boil and cooled to 70 degrees. Sugar is placed in a glass, rum is added and all this is poured with hot water. Butter is laid on top. It needs to be cut into thin flakes.
Grog is a healthy drink. It has an antiseptic, warming and restorative effect. It is recommended to use it for hypothermia, frostbite and a breakdown. But at the same time, the norm must be observed, since the percentage of alcohol in the grog is very high.