Dark 'n' Stormy（ダーク・アンド・ストーミー）
Dark rum floated over ginger beer — Bermuda's national weather system.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Gosling's Black Seal rum | 45 ml |
| Ginger beer | 120 ml |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
1 : 2.7
- 01
Fill a highball with ice; pour ginger beer.
- 02
Float the dark rum on top — let it gather like weather.
- 03
Lime wedge if tradition bends that far.
Garnish — Lime wedge (optional)
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 60Strong
- Sourness*
- 0Faint
- Bitterness
- 15Faint
- Fruitiness
- 40Moderate
- Herbal*
- 0Faint
- Alcohol
- 30Light
- Crisp
- 65Strong
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
Post-WWI Bermuda — British officers mixed the naval rum ration with the island's new ginger beer at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.
Gosling's trademarked 'Dark 'n' Stormy' in the US and enforces it — the drink is a brand, the look is meteorology.
Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — Gosling's archive / US trademark · IBA contemporary classics
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- IBA Official Cocktails
International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official
- Dark Rum60 ml
- Ginger beer100 ml
In a highball glass filled with ice pour the ginger beer and top floating with the Rum. — Garnish with a lime wedge or slice.
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05Variations
- VariationMoscow MuleVodka instead — and unbranded→
- VariationSailor's StormyAdd a float of falernum
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
