Dark 'n' Stormy
Origin
Royal Naval Officers' Club, Bermuda · 1920
Born just after WWI in Bermuda when British sailors at the Royal Naval Officers' Club ginger beer factory began adding Gosling's Black Seal rum. The name 'Dark 'n Stormy' is a registered trademark of Gosling Brothers.
A bold rum-and-ginger combination that's as dramatic as it sounds.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Dark Rum
- 4 oz Ginger Beer
- ½ oz fresh Lime juice
Instructions
- Fill a tall glass with ice.
- Pour ginger beer over the ice.
- Float dark rum on top by pouring slowly over the back of a spoon.
- Squeeze in lime juice.
- Stir gently before drinking.
Tips
- The layered look (dark rum on top of light ginger beer) is part of the appeal.
- Gosling's Black Seal is the classic choice for dark rum.
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