- 60 ml2 ozdark rum
- 0 topginger beer
Garnish: lime wedge
- Method
- Built
- Strength
- ~14% ABV
- Difficulty
- ●●●
Method
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Top with ginger beer.
- Float the dark rum on top so it sinks in slowly.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
The story
Bermuda's sailors built this one around a local dark rum, and the island still insists only one specific brand makes it a real Dark 'n' Stormy, trademark lawsuits and all. The cloudy, stormy look of dark rum sinking through ginger beer gave it the name.
Flavour
Quick answers
Dark 'n' Stormy questions
How do you make a Dark 'n' Stormy?
Fill a highball glass with ice. Top with ginger beer. Float the dark rum on top so it sinks in slowly. Garnish with a lime wedge. You need 60 ml (2 oz) dark rum and 0 top ginger beer.
What's in a Dark 'n' Stormy?
Dark rum and ginger beer, garnished with lime wedge.
Is a Dark 'n' Stormy shaken or stirred?
Built. It is built straight in the glass.
What glass is a Dark 'n' Stormy served in?
A highball, over ice cubes.
How strong is a Dark 'n' Stormy?
About 14% ABV once it is diluted, on the lighter side for a cocktail.
Barback: 100 Cocktails
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