Grog - what is it? How to cook grog at home?

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Autumn has passed its half, and it's time for mulled wine, punch and grog. Nothing invigorates a gray foggy morning, warms a frosty day, drives away a cold that begins like a cup of hot and fragrant drink. A sip - and alcohol flows through the veins in a warm wave, giving a feeling of comfort.

Actually, grog and punch are late heirs of mulled wine. Even the ancient Romans, who conquered the province of Britannica, learned how to heat up wine and add various spices to it. This drink was very fond of the Germanic tribes and received the German name "mulled wine". Well, later the wine began to be replaced with stronger alcohol. In this article we will tell you how to cook grog at home. Making this drink is very simple, the process does not take much time. But grog (when used within reasonable limits) is very useful. It strengthens the immune system, invigorates, improves mood, raises the overall tone.

A bit of history

Grog is a drink consisting of hard alcohol and water. In the classic version, rum served as the basis. Why would anyone dilute this pirate drink with water? The fact is that until July 1970, rum was included in the daily ration of a British sailor. It was believed thatthe use of this type of alcohol is the prevention of scurvy. But in the eighteenth century, the rum ration was serious: two hundred and forty milliliters of eighty-degree alcohol. It is not surprising that after him the sailors were drawn to various feats: to raise a mutiny on a ship or to board a ship. Admiral Edward Vernon decided to put an end to rampant drunkenness. The sailors called him “Old grog” behind his back (which means “old cloak” in translation). It cannot be said that the sea wolves were delighted with the resulting drink. Moreover, the admiral diluted the rum significantly: he added four times more water than alcohol. But the British appreciated this drink. Just had to heat the water.

Grog classic

Later, the drink acquired many variations. It is prepared on the basis of hot tea or even wine. Rum is sometimes replaced with vodka, cognac, whiskey and even absinthe. Lemon, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pepper, ginger are used as flavoring and flavoring additives. Since the British drink tea with milk, the recipe for grog with cream soon arose. But let's take a look at the classics first. Initially, grog is a low-alcohol drink with a strength of 15-20 degrees. To cook it at home, put a small saucepan on the fire, pouring four hundred milliliters of water into it. When it boils, remove the dishes from the stove. Squeeze two lemons into the water, pour a glass of dark rum in a thin stream (Baccardi and Jamaican varieties are best suited for grog). Sweeten your drink to tastecane sugar.

Tea grog recipe at home

It would be optimal to use "English breakfest" or some other black varieties. Some trendy modern recipes also use green tea, as well as rooibos, mate, sencha. The main thing is not to spare tea leaves. We put the kettle on the stove. Bring water to a boil. In a voluminous porcelain teapot, pour four tablespoons of dry tea, 2 tbsp. l. brown sugar, four cinnamon sticks, fifteen cloves. Pour it with four hundred milliliters of boiling water. Let's insist. Grog is a warming drink. Therefore, it should be served in ceramic mugs or in thick-walled glass goblets. This will prevent the drink from cooling too quickly. First, pour fifty milliliters of rum into a mug. Dilute it with twice as much tea. Put a slice of lemon in a mug and serve.

Lady's Grog

In this recipe, we will replace rum with more gentle alcohol. It can be one hundred milliliters of liquor or 50 ml of cognac and cherry (currant) syrup. We brew a spoonful of black tea with grated orange peel with an incomplete glass of boiling water. In a saucepan we put two cloves, a cinnamon stick, a star anise, a pinch of vanillin and ground nutmeg. Pour cognac with syrup (or liquor). Strain into a saucepan and tea leaves. We put the dishes on a very small fire and warm up - but do not boil. Then we let it brew for another five minutes under the lid. Arrange lemon slices or circles in cups. Pouring a drink.

Helgoland grog

In this recipe, we will add very little water (forty milliliters), and combine dark rum with red wine. As a result, we get a very strong grog. The recipe at home prescribes to warm up the alcohol first. For sixty milliliters of wine, you need to take 40 ml of rum. Dilute the alcohol with water. Let's put it on a slow fire, but, like good coffee, we'll save it from boiling. You can warm the alcohol mixture in a water bath. Pour burnt sugar into a glass with a thick bottom. Let's pour some hot grog. Decorate the edge of the glass with a circle of lemon or orange. Let's serve a hot alcoholic cocktail with a straw. This drink can be varied with liquid honey, maple syrup, a mixture of spices that are usually added to mulled wine.

Hot Buttered Room

And you can cook the original viscous and thick grog. Recipe with rum, which can be replaced with high-quality cognac. First, take out the butter from the freezer and quickly rub a small amount of it with large chips. Put two pieces of sugar in a glass, add fifty milliliters of dark rum. Fill the glass three-quarters full with boiling water. Place butter flakes on top. Mix all the contents lightly with a thin spoon.

Hot Heinrich

Heat one hundred and twenty-five milliliters of water in a saucepan. Dissolve the same amount of honey in it. Spices (six cloves and peas of black pepper, vanilla pod and half grated nutmegwalnut) crush in a mortar and add to the liquid. Boil for about a quarter of an hour. Let's take it off and let it cool down a bit. Let's pour two hundred and fifty milliliters of vodka. Dip the cut lemon peel into the pan and cover. Let the grog brew for five minutes. Then strain the drink into glasses through a strainer.