The Dark 'N Stormy
Do you know how the Dark ’n Stormy got its name?
It’s credited to a sailor who saw this drink and proclaimed that it was “the color of a cloud only a fool or a dead man would sail under.”
The Dark 'n Stormy cocktail has a rich history dating back to the early 19th century. Legend has it that it was created in Bermuda, where the Gosling Brothers began producing their signature Black Seal rum in 1806. The cocktail gained popularity as a way to enjoy the dark rum, ginger beer, and a splash of lime that make up this simple yet flavorful drink. While the exact origins of the Dark 'n Stormy are disputed, its unique blend of spicy, sweet, and tangy flavors has made it a beloved classic in the world of mixology.
Two ingredients. That’s all that’s required to pull off a combo that’s rich, fizzy, sweet, spicy, and satisfying - you’re dang right its perfect for this hot summer weather. Cheers y’all.
ingredients:
1½ oz | 45 ml Black Seal Rum
4 oz | 120 ml Ginger Beer
Lime Wedge (Optional)
instructions:
Combine all ingredients except for ginger beer in a shaking tin with ice. Shake for 5 seconds. Double strain and pour into any glass over crushed ice. Top with Gosling’s Ginger Beer. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and basil sprig. Serve and enjoy.
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Style is personal. So why should your cocktail try to copy somebody else’s?
I teamed up with my friends at Ralph Lauren Fragrances to build a cocktail around their Ralph’s Club New York Parfum, and the fragrance did most of the talking. Black currant, cognac, oud wood. That’s basically a drink order.
So we built a Manhattan style sipper with cognac as the base, swapped the sweet vermouth for creme de cassis and a touch of dry vermouth, added a barspoon of absinthe and a few dashes of bitters, then finished it with an expressed lemon twist for brightness. Given the NY roots on this bottle, I’m calling it The State of Mind.
Cheers, y’all!