Bermudian · Drink · All year
Dark & Stormy
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3m
Prep
0m
Cook
Easy
Level
210
kcal
Dark rum floated over spicy ginger and lime — the two-minute highball with a weather system inside.
What you need
Ingredients
Servings
1
60 ml
🥃 Dark Rum ›
120 ml
💧 Sparkling Water ›
+ 1 tbsp grated ginger simmered with 1 tbsp honey = quick ginger brew
1 thumb
🫚 Ginger ›
1 tbsp
🍯 Honey ›
1/2
🍋 Lime ›
1 cup
🧊 Ice ›
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Mise en place
Before you start
3m
Prep
0m
Cook
3m
Total
1
Serves
Equipment
Blender or shaker
Tall glass
Prep checklist
Sparkling Water
— + 1 tbsp grated ginger simmered with 1 tbsp honey = quick ginger brew
2 steps
Method
1
Quick ginger brew: simmer grated ginger and honey in the water 3 minutes; strain and chill (or use ginger beer and skip).
2
Ice, ginger brew, lime squeezed in — then float the dark rum over the back of a spoon so it broods on top. Stir at first sip, not before.
💡
The float is the "stormy." Pour slow, over the spoon, and let the layers argue.
From the chef
Notes
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Best the day it's made; syrups and bases keep a week refrigerated.
Freezing
Freeze bases into cubes for instant future drinks.
Reheating
Serve as intended — hot drinks fresh, cold drinks over plenty of ice.
Make ahead
Syrups and bases keep a week refrigerated; freeze fruit for instant thick blends.
Wine pairing
This is the drink.
Beer pairing
This is the drink.
On the plate
Serve it with
Sides
·
Shortbread or biscotti
·
Salted nuts
Garnish
A citrus wheel
Fresh mint
A cinnamon stick for warm drinks
Taste map
Flavor profile
Sweet
Salty
Sour
Bitter
Umami
Heat
Per serving
Nutrition
210
kcal
0g
protein
22g
carbs
0g
fat
3g
fiber
20g
sugar
520mg
sodium
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