Spiced Dark 'n' Stormy
- Glass
- Highball
- Difficulty
- Easy
- ABV
- ~10%
Ingredients
- 2 ozspiced rum60 ml
- 4 ozginger beer120 ml
- ½ ozfresh lime juice15 ml
- 2 dashesangostura bitters
Instructions
Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour ginger beer over the ice. Add lime juice and bitters. Float spiced rum on top by pouring slowly over the back of a spoon. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Sips & Tips
Technique
Float the rum on top for a layered presentation. The bitters add aromatic complexity that bridges the spiced rum and ginger beer.
Balance
Spiced rum (Captain Morgan, Kraken, or Sailor Jerry) adds vanilla and cinnamon notes that complement the ginger beautifully. Use a fiery ginger beer.
History
Variations
Stormy with Honey
Add ½ oz honey syrup for a richer, more autumnal version.
You might also like
dark rum, ginger beer, fresh lime juice
jamaican rum (appleton estate 12), puerto rican rum (don q gold), 151 demerara rum (hamilton 151) +7 more
dark rum, fresh lime juice, simple syrup +3 more
spiced rum, demerara syrup, angostura bitters +1 more
Spiced Dark 'n' Stormy
Glass: Highball | Difficulty: Easy | ABV: ~10%
Ingredients
- 2 oz spiced rum
- 4 oz ginger beer
- ½ oz fresh lime juice
- 2 dashes angostura bitters
Instructions
Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour ginger beer over the ice. Add lime juice and bitters. Float spiced rum on top by pouring slowly over the back of a spoon. Garnish with a lime wheel.