Grog is an alcoholic drink made from rum or cognac, which is then diluted with hot water with the addition of sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and other spices. Let's consider with you how to cook grog at home.
The classic Grog recipe
Ingredients:
- boiled water - 400 ml;
- dark rum - 200 ml;
- sugar - 4 tsp.
- lemon - 2 pcs.
Preparation
Let's figure out how to make a grog. Pour into the pan water, put it on the stove and bring it to a boil. Extrude the juice from the lemons, reduce the heat, pour the rum with a thin trickle and place the sugar. Boil the mixture for another 2-3 minutes to completely dissolve the sugar crystals, stirring constantly with a spatula. Then remove the pan from the plate and pour into glasses. To drink grog with rum it is necessary only in a hot kind by slow sips that not to burn a throat.
Grog recipe with spices
Ingredients:
- cognac - 60 ml;
- lemon juice - 40 ml;
- hot tea - 60 ml;
- sugar - 1 teaspoon;
- cloves - 2 pcs .;
- cinnamon - 1 stick.
Preparation
To make a drink we take freshly brewed tea, pour it into a bucket and bring it to a boil. Then we throw sugar, cloves, a cinnamon stick, pour a little cognac, bring it to a boil and immediately remove it from the fire. After that, cover the drink with a lid, let it brew for 10-15 minutes, then pour into a glass and serve it on the table.
Citrus grog
Ingredients:
- light rum - 90 ml;
- lemon juice - 50 ml;
- pomegranate syrup - 45 ml;
- orange juice - 30 ml;
- ice - for filing;
- Lemon or canned cherries - for decoration.
Preparation
Rum pour into a shaker, add pomegranate syrup, lemon and orange juices, shake well. At the bottom of the glass we pour the crushed ice and gently pour the resulting drink, using a funnel. Slightly shake it to evenly distribute the ice on the glass, and then gently remove it without sharp jerks. We serve the ready grog with a straw pierced through a lemon ring or two canned cherries.
How to cook a grog made of red wine?
Ingredients:
- sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- water 40 ml;
- red wine - 20 ml;
- dark rum - 40 ml;
- nutmeg - 1 pinch;
- lemon.
Preparation
So, sugar is dissolved in hot water, pour in red wine, rum and heat the mixture on a small fire, but do not bring it to a boil. Now we pour the grog into a glass, add a little nutmeg and decorate the drink with a circle of lemon.