Navy Grog
Before there was Tiki Lite, there was the original shipwrecked savior
Very few people choose the Navy Grog as their tiki beverage of choice. Perhaps I should just keep it all to myself.
This rum classic is NOT about an umbrella. The color of its liquid is as unremarkable as a cafeteria wall. It has a legendary, deep cut history that never advertised itself. Truly the Grog is an OG Tiki without a marketing campaign.
It was created by the inventor of the “Tiki” fantasy, Donn Beach. The whole notion was his fiction, of a “Polynesian” cocktail paradise. He was a nut with a chemistry bent, a playboy, a dropout. The Grog was his first fever dream, and although it never hit the “big time,” I think it was his best invention.
For those who grimace at the Mai Tai and the Zombie, this mariner grog might be your sweet spot. It’s exacting by simply: 2 rums, light and dark. Fresh grapefruit and lime juice from the fruit. An allspice liqueur which is luckily still produced by St. Elizabeth’s.
