Dark 'n' Stormy

Name: Dark 'n' Stormy
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H5M0.000S
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 2 ounces dark rum, preferably Gosling's brand; you can also add a splash of lighter, Spanish-style rum; 1/2 ounce lime juice; 3 ounces ginger beer, store-bought, or see Karl Franz Williams's recipe for Ginger Beer; Ice cubes; Splash of sparkling water (optional)

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Level: Easy

Total: 5 min
Active: 5 min

Yield: 1 serving

One of the byproducts of producing sugar is molasses. This molasses, once fermented, is distilled into rum, which is why some of the early English-style rums were very molasses-heavy. Gosling's comes from that blackstrap molasses tradition and actually has the trademark for the Dark 'n' Stormy. But for this drink, you can use any sort of dark, demerara-style rum.

Level: Easy

Total: 5 min
Active: 5 min

Yield: 1 serving

Ingredients

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2 ounces dark rum, preferably Gosling's brand; you can also add a splash of lighter, Spanish-style rum

1/2 ounce lime juice

3 ounces ginger beer, store-bought, or see Karl Franz Williams's recipe for Ginger Beer

Ice cubes

Splash of sparkling water (optional)

Directions

In a cocktail shaker, add dark rum, lime juice, and ginger beer. Add ice, seal, and shake. Using a Hawthorne strainer, strain into a tall glass with ice. Top with sparkling water, if desired, and serve.