Grog Hansen
A hearty rum grog with fresh lime, cane sugar syrup and a hint of Angostura: cool, straightforward and as good as the sailors' ration.
Ingredients
- Dark rum, a blend of Demerara and Jamaican dark rum, ideally40 ml
- White rum20 ml
- Lime juice, freshly squeezed22 ml
- Rich simple syrup, two-to-one cane sugar syrup (2 parts Sugar, 1 part Water)15 ml
- Aromatic bitters (Angostura)e.g. Angostura1 dash
- Water, cold75 ml
- Lime, to garnish (optional)1 wheel
Method
- Add the dark rum, white rum, lime juice, syrup, bitters and cold water to a shaker with ice.
- Shake hard for 10–15 seconds, until the shaker is ice-cold and frosted.
- Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
- Garnish with a lime wheel and serve at once.
About this drink
Grog comes from the eighteenth-century Royal Navy, where rum was mixed with water, lime and sugar to make the ration more bearable and keep scurvy at bay. Grog Hansen takes that rustic tradition and tightens it up with better rum, freshly squeezed lime and a rich syrup, without losing its straightforward, salty soul. The result still tastes of ships and sea spray, just with a little more confidence.
