Navy Grog

A tiki cornerstone built on three rums — gold Demerara, dark Jamaican, and light white — laced together with lime, white grapefruit, and a thread of honey. Donn Beach created it in 1941 at Don the Beachcomber, naming it after the rum-and-water ration Vice Admiral Edward Vernon issued to the Royal Navy. Its signature flourish is a frozen snow cone of shaved ice pierced by a straw, slowing dilution while evoking a snow-capped peak. Potent enough that the house famously rationed it.

TikiTropicalClassic

Ingredients

  • 1 ozDemerara Rum(gold)
  • 1 ozJamaican Rum(dark)
  • 1 ozWhite Rum
  • 0.75 ozLime Juice(fresh)
  • 0.75 ozGrapefruit Juice(white, fresh)
  • 1 ozHoney Syrup(1:1 honey and water)
  • 0.75 ozClub Soda

Preparation

shaken · Double Old Fashioned · Crushed

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine all three rums, lime juice, white grapefruit juice, honey mix, and club soda in a shaker.

  2. 2.

    shake

    Add ice and shake briefly to chill and combine.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a double Old Fashioned glass packed with crushed ice.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Top with a frozen snow cone of shaved ice, passing a straw through it.

Flavor Profile

dilution
51%
fruity
33%
sweet
32%
citrus
23%
funky
21%
body
18%
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