Post #678594 by TropicDrinkBoy on Sun, May 19, 2013 10:28 PM

ATP, I made a Navy Grog substituting 3/4 oz. of Trader Tiki (B.G. Reynolds) Don's Spices #2 (DS#2) for the 1/4 oz. of Trader Vic's Grog Concentrate (GC) and it was fantastic! I used the following recipe:

3/4 oz. lime
3/4 oz. grape fruit juice
3/4 oz. DS#2
1/4 oz. rock candy syrup
1 oz. El Dorado 3 yr.
1 oz. Coruba
2/3 oz. Lemon Hart 151

I preferred it over the 1/4 oz. GC version. As I mentioned in a previous post the DS#2 is a thicker and sweeter syrup than the GC so maybe it was the sweetness that sold me. I'll have to try a sweeter TV grog concentrate version with maybe 1/3 oz. of GC as that might be closer to my DS#2 version. The DS#2 definitely brought some interesting flavors to the drink. Give it a try sometime and let me know what you think!