Dark ‘n Stormy

The DARK AND STORMY was christened on the island of Bermuda by British naval officers just after WWI when their rum was mixed with ginger beer to combat seasickness. The drink was later trademarked by the Gosling company as the Dark ‘n Stormy and as named can only be made with Gosling’s Black Seal rum and Gosling’s Stormy Ginger Beer. When poured with non-Gosling’s rum, public menus might call it a Safe Harbor to avoid any legal problem with the Goslings. The home bartender should choose their preferred dark rum and preferred ginger beer.

Requirements: dark rum (recommend Gosling’s Black Seal or Myers’s Dark), ginger beer, lime, angostura bitters (optional)

• 3 oz. (2 jiggers) dark rum
• 4 1/2 oz. (3 jiggers) ginger beer
• 1/2 oz. lime juice and lime wedge or wheel
• 2 dashes angostura bitters (optional)

Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice. Pour ingredients into glass and stir. Add lime wedge as a garnish to the glass.

Comments: Some bartenders pour the ginger beer into a tall glass with ice, then add the dark rum slowly so that it separates like a black & tan. It’s a pretty presentation (see below), but I prefer to mix them together for consistency in taste. Adding a dash of angostura bitters is a nice touch.

Ginger Beer Recommendations: Saranac Diet Ginger Beer, Fentimans Botanically Brewed Ginger Beer, Gosling’s Stormy Ginger Beer, Fever-Tree, Barritts, Reeds, Powell & Mahoney, or sugar-free Zevia.