▁drink s ▁may ▁vary , ▁but ▁gro g ▁typically ▁has ▁just ▁one ▁kind ▁of ▁liqu or ▁( most ▁commonly ▁rum , ▁v od ka ▁or ▁br änn vin , ▁whis ky , ▁cogn ac ▁or ▁e au ▁de ▁vie ) ▁and ▁one ▁kind ▁of ▁a ▁non - al co hol ic ▁be verage . ▁Gros sh and larg ro gg ▁(' wh oles aler ▁gro g ') ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁e au ▁de ▁vie ▁and ▁So ck erd rick a . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁Europe , ▁not ably ▁, ▁gro g ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁hot ▁drink , ▁usually ▁made ▁of ▁black ▁tea , ▁le mon ▁ju ice , ▁h oney ▁and ▁a ▁spl ash ▁of ▁rum . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁winter ▁drink , ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁rem edy ▁for ▁the ▁common ▁cold ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁France ▁or ▁for ▁the ▁flu ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁In ▁Cape ▁Ver de , ▁Gro gue ▁is ▁a ▁dist illed ▁spirit ▁made ▁of ▁sugar c ane , ▁similar ▁to ▁rum . ▁ ▁In ▁F iji , ▁the ▁term ▁gro g ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁drink ▁made ▁by ▁p ounding ▁sun - d ried ▁k ava ▁root ▁into ▁a ▁fine ▁pow der ▁and ▁mixing ▁it ▁with ▁cold ▁water . ▁Trad itionally , ▁gro g ▁is ▁dr unk ▁from ▁the ▁sh orn ▁half - shell ▁of ▁a ▁co con ut , ▁called ▁a ▁b ilo . ▁ ▁Gro g ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁met ap hor ic ▁term ▁for ▁a