The grog tray is a delightfully cheery installation at any time of day or night - but its ready accessibility can be perilous too What is it that turns a house into a home?
For me it’s what we call the “Grog Tray”, which is located at, and indeed represents, the very heart of our house. Almost as soon as you’ve entered the hall, there it is waiting to greet you.
When you come downstairs for dinner, it is ready to pep you up for the evening. And while you’re relaxing comfortably in the drawing room, but your drink needs to be “freshened up” (dread the phrase), the grog tray is but a few steps away.
The term itself is something of a misnomer, to be honest. After all, there’s no tray involved, at least of the kind that an Edwardian butler or
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