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Tonight if you have Dark Rum and Ginger Beer.
Missing: Dark Rum, Ginger Beer
Dark Rum also goes into: Jungle Bird, Hurricane, Zombie
Ingredients
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How to make
- Fill a highball glass with ice.
- Pour 4–5 oz ginger beer first so there is a pale base for the storm cloud.
- Add ½ oz lime juice if you want extra snap (optional, but it helps grocery-store ginger beer).
- Float 2 oz dark rum by pouring it over the back of a spoon so it sits on top — stir later if you want, but the look is the name.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
- Gosling's Black Seal is the trademarked rum; any full-bodied dark rum from the pantry still makes a fine stormy highball.
History
The Dark 'n' Stormy is Bermuda's national drink: dark rum on ginger beer, born after World War I when British sailors mixed Gosling's Black Seal with ginger beer from the Royal Naval Dockyard. A sailor supposedly called the color “a cloud only a fool or a dead man would sail under.” Gosling's later trademarked the name. People search Dark and Stormy as often as Dark 'n' Stormy; both spellings are this highball. Ginger beer first, rum floated last, is how you get the storm instead of a brown highball. Lime is optional but wakes up supermarket ginger beer. If dark rum and ginger beer are already in the pantry, mix this before you buy a copper mug for a Moscow Mule — same spicy mixer, different spirit.
Glassware
Built for long drinks with ice and a mixer — keeps the pour cold and easy to top up.
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Dark 'n' Stormy FAQ
Is a Dark and Stormy the same as a Dark 'n' Stormy?
Yes. Dark and Stormy is the usual spelling for Bermuda's dark rum and ginger beer highball. Dark 'n' Stormy is the trademarked name; this recipe is that drink.
What ingredients are in a Dark 'n' Stormy?
A Dark 'n' Stormy is made with dark rum, ginger beer, and lime juice. Amounts and pantry matching are in the ingredients list on this page.
How do you make a Dark 'n' Stormy?
Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour 4–5 oz ginger beer first so there is a pale base for the storm cloud. Add ½ oz lime juice if you want extra snap (optional, but it helps grocery-store ginger beer). Float 2 oz dark rum by pouring it over the back of a spoon so it sits on top — stir later if you want, but the look is the name. Garnish with a lime wedge. Gosling's Black Seal is the trademarked rum; any full-bodied dark rum from the pantry still makes a fine stormy highball.
What glass do you serve a Dark 'n' Stormy in?
Serve a Dark 'n' Stormy in a Highball. Built for long drinks with ice and a mixer — keeps the pour cold and easy to top up.
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