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Recipe courtesy of Tiffani Thiessen

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Total:: 50 min
: (includes steeping time)
Active:: 15 min

Yield:: 1 cocktail (Ginger Beer yields 5 cups)

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

Quick Ginger Beer:

5 ounces fresh ginger, peeled and grated (about 1 cup grated ginger)
2 allspice berries
2 cloves
1/2 cup turbinado or dark brown sugar
Zest of 1 lime plus juice of 2 limes
2 cups sparkling water

Dark and Stormy:

2 ounces dark rum
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
Lime slices, for garnish

Directions

For the quick ginger beer: In a large saucepan add the grated ginger (along with any juice), allspice berries, cloves, sugar and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, then remove from the heat. Add the lime zest and let steep while it cools, about 30 minutes. Strain into a pitcher and stir in the lime juice. Fill with sparkling water. Serve over ice within one day or use in a dark and stormy cocktail. Makes 5 cups.

For the dark and stormy: Fill a highball glass halfway with crushed ice. Add the rum and 5 to 6 ounces ginger beer. Top with lime juice, stir and garnish with lime slices. Serve immediately.

Recipe courtesy of Dinner at Tiffani's

My Private Notes

Name: Dark and Stormy
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H50M0.000S
Yield: 1 cocktail (Ginger Beer yields 5 cups)
Ingredients: 5 ounces fresh ginger, peeled and grated (about 1 cup grated ginger); 2 allspice berries; 2 cloves; 1/2 cup turbinado or dark brown sugar; Zest of 1 lime plus juice of 2 limes; 2 cups sparkling water; 2 ounces dark rum; 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice; Lime slices, for garnish