Dark and Stormy recipe

To have the essence of a "Bermuda" Dark & Stormy, you HAVE to use Gosling's Black Rum. It does not work with other rums.

My favorite drink. Reminds me of Horseshoe Bay.

Other rums don't get it done.....Gosling's Black Seal is by far and away the best rum that I've had. The rum is so smooth, it's almost impossible to make the Dark and Stormy "too" strong.

Do not add lime juice- it destroys the subtle flavor of the Goslings and Barritts. You can add a lime wedge as a garnish only if you absolutely must; do not get lime juice into the drink.

The recipe for a Dark and Stormy is highly dependent on using these name brand ingredients without substitution.

As an FYI, ginger ale is very different than ginger beer...

My brother-in-law visited Bermuda and he brought this drink recipe home. I had stopped drinking rum over 20 years ago because of an over indulgence that didn't turn out so well. When I tasted this drink, I was hooked once again. Very smooth. We use Ginger Ale if we can't find Ginger Beer. Excellent drink!!!

Years ago I saw an official Gosling's glass with the Dark & Stormy recipe on it and it called for a wedge of lemon (not lime).

By far one of the best drinks ever...yes Gosling's is the best choice although Capn Morgan goes rather well with ginger ale and lime...a "Light and horny" perhaps?

So I was at an outdoor celebration at a sailing club or whatever, first time I'd had D&S...drinking them like they were water, which, if you've had one you'll know is easy to do, and I got really hungry and at like a whole chicken (there was bbq). So...needless to say after about 5 D&S and a whole chicken I was getting a little bloated. Right about that time some drunken sailor stumbles over to me and hands me about a dozen drinks worth of "tickets" that were being used instead of money at the event. So...to make an already long story short I proceeded to spend every ticket on D&S's...found myself in a quite jovial state sitting on a patio. At one point, mid sentence with friends, I simply stopped talking, turned my head and projectile vomited a fairly powerful stream of chicken and D&S...without missing a beat I turned back to the conversation, finished my thought and picked up right back where I was with the D&S's. The rest of the night was good all be it just a little bit dark and a bit stormy - without a cloud in the sky.

It seems to work well.

Goslings Black Seal is a must.

While Barritts Ginger Beer is the classic Bermudan, it comes off (to me at least) as soft and girly. Want some real fire? Use Goya Jamacian Ginger Beer. Don't flame me until you've tried it.

Same ratio: 1:2 (rum / soda) over ice.

A slice of Lime garnish is traditional, although with the Goya you can't even taste it the drink is so firey.