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No. 059 Cocktails · Rum

Dark 'n' Stormy

Ginger beer over ice with dark rum floated on top.

A Dark 'n' Stormy over ice in a tall glass with a lime wedge
A Dark 'n' Stormy: rum, ginger beer and lime Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 1 drink · about 2 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice and pour in the ginger beer.
  2. Float the rum on top.
  3. Garnish with a lime wedge or slice.
Glass
Highball glass
Garnish
Lime wedge or slice
Technique
Layered
Difficulty
Easy

Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.

About the Dark 'n' Stormy

Pour the ginger beer first, then float the dark rum on top for the stormy look.

Background

The original was made with Gosling's Black Seal rum and Barritt's ginger beer.

Tags: ginger rum long drink

Sources

  1. IBA — Dark 'N' Stormy (official specification)
  2. Wikipedia — Dark 'n' stormy

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