Dark and Stormy Cocktail

The dark and stormy drink is one of our favorite cozy cocktails! This velvety smooth drink has a hint of sweetness from dark rum, an invigorating burst of flavor from ginger beer, and tart citrus notes from lime. Whether you’re cozying up at home or making drinks for friends, this tasty libation will surely be a hit.

If you love to drink Moscow mules, and you like dark rum, you are going to really enjoy this dark and stormy drink.

With only three ingredients, this cocktail is easy to make.

I remember making my first dark and stormy at the restaurant where I worked. One of the patrons had asked if I knew how to make one. I said that I didn’t, but I would be happy to look it up and attempt one if he were game. He said, “Sure!” So I grabbed the bartender’s trusty book of popular cocktail recipes and thought, ‘Okay, I got this.’

But I kind of botched it.

We had the rum, we had the lime but the restaurant didn’t have ginger beer. I thought, ‘Okay, we don’t have ginger beer, but we do have ginger ale.’

It’s not the same.

If you’ve ever had ginger beer before, then you know what I mean. If you haven’t and you do a side by side taste test, you’ll see that ginger ale is mild and ginger beer is spicy and strong tasting.

And my patron? Well, he drank the one I made him, but he didn’t order another one.

But I have since perfected this drink and made it correctly since that day.

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History of the dark and stormy

There is a very interesting article that explains the history. But suffice to say that it is the unofficial national drink of Bermuda, and the company – Gosling Brothers ltd, has two trademarks for the name “Dark ‘N Stormy “. Give it a read, it’s a quick and fun one.

How to make a dark and stormy cocktail

Pre-step

You will be building this cocktail in the glass.

Get your glassware and fill it with ice. Also, get a measuring glass and a citrus squeezer.

After measuring out the ingredients, add them to the glass.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – Goslings Black Seal rum, ginger beer, and lime.

Step two

Measure 2 ounces of dark rum per cocktail. (So, 4 ounces total.) (A) Add to glass. (B)

Step three

Measure 1/2 ounce of lime juice per cocktail. (So, 1 ounce total.) (B) Add it to the glass. (C)

Step four

No need to measure out the ginger beer as you’ll just pour it into the glass, but mine ended up being around 4 – 5 ounces in each glass.

Don’t be afraid to add more ice.

Step five

Slice two thin wedges out of the lime. Pick up one of the lime wedges and squeeze the juice into one of the cocktails and drop the lime into the drink. Repeat with the second cocktail.

Let’s see a close up shot.

It’s pretty isn’t it?

I hope you enjoyed the dark and stormy drink recipe. It is quite refreshing!

Other rum based cocktails

• Rum swizzle
• Daiquiri
• Piña colada

And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

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