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Dark & Stormy Cocktail Recipe
ByJames
The Dark & Stormy combines just three ingredients to create Bermuda’s national cocktail. This rum and ginger beer highball delivers spicy warmth with a refreshing finish. The dark rum floats on top like storm clouds, giving this simple drink its dramatic appearance and bold flavor profile.
Dark & Stormy Cocktail Recipe
Cuisine: BermudianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
1
servingsPrep time
3
minutesCalories
209
kcal
Cook Mode
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Ingredients
60 ml 2 fl oz dark rum, preferably Gosling’s Black Seal
120 ml 4 fl oz ginger beer
15 ml 1/2 fl oz fresh lime juice
Lime wedge for garnish
Ice cubes
Equipment
Highball glass
Jigger
Bar spoon
Citrus press
Instructions
- Fill your highball glass with ice cubes to the rim. Pour the ginger beer slowly to maintain carbonation, filling about two-thirds of the glass.
- Add the fresh lime juice directly into the glass. The acidity balances the rum’s richness and ginger beer’s spice.
- Float the rum on top by pouring it slowly over the back of a bar spoon held just above the ginger beer surface. This creates the signature layered “stormy sky” appearance.
- Garnish with a lime wedge on the rim. Squeeze it gently into the drink before stirring to incorporate all flavors.
Notes
- Rum selection matters significantly. Gosling’s Black Seal remains the gold standard, offering caramel and vanilla notes that complement ginger beer perfectly. Mount Gay XO provides an oakier alternative, while Myers’s Original adds molasses intensity. Avoid white or spiced rums as they lack the necessary depth.
