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Navy Grog
Made with honey syrup · Donn Beach, Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood, 1941
- rocks
- crushed
- shake
Navy Grog
- 1 oz30 ml white Cuban-style or Puerto Rican rum
- 1 oz30 ml dark Jamaican rum
- 1 oz30 ml gold Demerara rum
- ¾ oz22 ml fresh lime juice
- ¾ oz22 ml fresh white grapefruit juice
- ¾ oz22 ml club soda
- 1 oz30 ml honey syrup
- Ahead of time, pack shaved ice into a cone with a hole for a straw and freeze it (or just use crushed ice).
- Shake the rums, juices, soda and honey syrup briefly with ice.
- Strain into a double rocks glass over the ice cone and slide a straw through it.
Garnish: Shaved-ice cone around the straw
The syrup
In this recipe
Honey Syrup1 oz30 ml
Honey syrup is equal parts honey and warm water stirred together until smooth, with no boiling needed.
As printed: honey mix (1:1 honey and water)
Where it comes from
Donn Beach's Navy Grog dates to about 1941 and was famous for its frozen cone of shaved ice. Jeff Berry published the recipe in Grog Log (1998), later switching it to a 1:1 honey syrup after finding that Beach had used one.
Source: Beachbum Berry Remixed by Jeff Berry (2010).
Checked against: Beachbum Berry - How to Make a Navy Grog · Kindred Cocktails - Navy Grog (Beachbum Berry Remixed)
Beachbum Berry Remixed (Jeff Berry)
Gear for this drink
Mixology & Craft 16-Piece Cocktail Shaker Set
OXO SteeL Angled Measuring Jigger
Best for Measuring syrup into drinks
Cuisinart Fine Mesh Stainless Strainers (set of 3)
Best for Every infused or fruit syrup