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Dark 'N' Stormy

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cocktails•bermudian•contains alcohol
5 minutes•1 cocktail•

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups ice cubes
  • 4 ounces ginger beer – chilled
  • 2 ounces Goslings Black Seal rum
  • lime wedge – for serving
Dark 'n' Stormy

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Fill a chilled highball glass with ice cubes.

  2. 2.

    Pour the chilled ginger beer into the glass.

  3. 3.

    Float the Goslings Black Seal rum on top by slowly pouring it over the back of a spoon to create a dark layer.

  4. 4.

    Garnish with a lime wedge, if desired, and serve without stirring.

The Dark 'n' Stormy is a tall, sparkling rum highball marked by a dramatic, layered look: spicy-sweet ginger beer below and a dusky cap of dark rum drifting on top. Its flavor balances the warm bite of ginger, subtle sweetness, and the molasses-rich depth of aged dark rum. Served ice-cold, it’s refreshing yet sturdy, with effervescence that lifts the aromatics and a finish that’s zesty and smooth in turns.

Born in Bermuda, the drink is inseparable from Goslings Black Seal rum and local ginger beer, a pairing sailors and islanders embraced for its bracing character. Over time it became a national emblem alongside the Rum Swizzle, with the name “Dark ’n’ Stormy” famously trademarked—tradition holds that it must be made with Goslings Black Seal rum. Its build-in-glass method and signature rum float are part of the drink’s identity, preserving both the layered look and the lively fizz that define it.