Description
The classic Bermudian highball, dark rum floated over spicy ginger beer with fresh lime. Long, refreshing, and built in the glass in two minutes.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- Ice
- 2 oz (50 ml) dark rum (Gosling's Black Seal for an authentic Dark 'n Stormy)
- Juice of 1/4-1/2 lime (about 1/2 oz / 15 ml)
- 1 dash Angostura bitters (optional)
- 4-5 oz ginger beer, to top
- Lime wedge and freshly grated ginger, to garnish
Instructions
- Fill a highball glass to the top with ice
- Add the lime juice and a dash of Angostura bitters, if using
- Top with ginger beer, leaving a little room at the top of the glass
- Slowly float the dark rum over the back of a bar spoon so it sits on top of the ginger beer
- Garnish with a lime wedge and a little freshly grated ginger
- Serve with a stirrer; stir gently before drinking
Notes
Use spicy ginger beer, not ginger ale, it is the heart of the drink. Add the rum last and pour it slowly for the signature “stormy” layered look.
Gosling’s Black Seal is the traditional rum and the only one used in a trademark-true Dark ‘n Stormy, but any good dark or aged rum works well.
- Prep Time: 5
- Category: Cocktails
Nutrition
- Calories: 190