A little holiday tummy-warmer from times past! Here’s a simple, hot-cocktail recipe from the old Whaling Bar at the La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla, California.
Whaler’s Grog, La Valencia Hotel
Recipe for Whaler’s Grog cocktail, from the Whaling Bar, La Valencia Hotel, La Jolla, California, c1953. By bartenders Pat Torano and Vince Clark.
Whaler’s Grog
3/4 oz cognac
1/4 oz rum
1/2 tsp sugar
1 stick cinnamon
2 or 3 cloves
lemon peel
Pour cognac and rum in a mug with sugar, add spices and lemon peel, then fill with hot water.
Makes one cup.
Notes
Citation: Martin S. Lindsay. ‘Recipe: Whaler’s Grog from the Whaling Bar.’ Classic San Diego: tasty bites from the history of America’s finest city. Web. <https://classicsandiego.com/2017/01/recipe-whalers-grog-from-the-whaling-bar/>