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Cocktail recipe

Dark and Stormy Recipe: The Bermuda Classic

A bold, refreshing Bermuda classic—spicy ginger beer topped with dark rum and a lime wedge for an easy, stormy cocktail that punches above its weight.

Dark and Stormy Recipe cocktail in glass with garnish

Recipe details

Total time
4 min
Difficulty
Easy
Glass
Highball glass
Makes
1 cocktail

Build the drink

Method

  1. 1

    Fill a chilled highball glass with plenty of fresh ice.

  2. 2

    Pour 4 oz of ginger beer into the glass.

  3. 3

    Slowly float 2 oz of dark rum over the ginger beer by pouring it gently over the back of a spoon.

  4. 4

    Garnish the rim with a lime wedge and skewer a piece of candied ginger on the glass.

  5. 5

    Serve with a long stirrer and advise the guest to stir gently to combine before sipping.

The Dark and Stormy is a simple highball of dark rum, spicy ginger beer, and lime.

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 4 oz ginger beer
  • Lime wedge

Method

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice.
  2. Add ginger beer and float the rum on top.
  3. Garnish with lime and stir before drinking.

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