Grog
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Grog is the dilution of rum with water, commonly served warm or hot with added citrus or sugar. In the Monkey Island series, grog is not only the drink of choice, but a useful inventory item. There is also a non-alcoholic version called near-grog.
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Name
The drink is often attributed to British Admiral Edward Vernon who ordered his ship's rum rations diluted with water and often wore a coarse grogram coat, hence the name.[1]
Ingredients
According to the Pirate Leaders, the mixture for grog is secret, but may contain one or more of the following:
- kerosene
- propylene glycol
- artificial sweeteners
- sulphuric acid
- rum
- acetone
- red dye no. 2
- scumm
- axle grease
- battery acid
- pepperoni
Products
- Grog
- Near-Grog
- Breathmaster Grog-O-Mint
- Groggacchino
Role in Games
- Grog is used to dissolve the lock on Otis's jail cell in The Secret of Monkey Island.
- In Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Guybrush and Rum Rogers, Jr. have a drinking contest. The only way to win is to switch the grog with Captain Kate Capsize's near-grog.
- In The Curse of Monkey Island, there is a poster for grog in Goodsoup Hotel.
- Charles L. Charles uses "Good Times and Free Grog" to get a leg-up in his gubernatorial campaign in Escape from Monkey Island.
- StarBuccaneers offers grog-flavoured coffee drinks, while the Micro-Groggery has a selection of other tourist-friendly grog-like beverages.
- Except for The Curse of Monkey Island, the Grog Machine appears in all of the games.
- The only time Guybrush actually drinks Grog properly he passes out.
