Dark 'n Stormy

Although the Dark 'n Stormy's origin story is about as hazy as the name suggests, it is thought to have been a popular cocktail in the sailing community. It's believed that sailors combined rum and ginger beer for the stomach-settling qualities of ginger and the obvious effects of rum. It is also…

Category
Cocktails
Glassware
Highball
ABV
12-14%
Flavour
Spicy, Sweet, Gingery

Key ingredients

How to make it

Fill a highball glass with ice and top with 4-6 oz ginger beer. Slowly pour 2 oz dark rum over the back of a spoon so it floats on top, creating the stormy gradient. Garnish with a lime wedge and serve with a stirrer.

Flavour profile

Spicy, Sweet, Gingery

Origin & history

Bermuda, where Gosling's Black Seal rum originated; the national drink of the island.

Serve it in

Highball

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