The Dark ’n Stormy is the inexorable concoction of Bermuda’s British history, a literal fusion of our merchant and naval traditions. Between the end of WWI and 1991, Goslings and the Dark ’n Stormy became synonymous and inseparable, and not just in Bermuda. That it is today one of only four internationally trademarked cocktails further reflects Bermudians’ entrepreneurial spirit and legacy of punching above our weight on the international stage.
But what if you’re looking for a different twist on our national cocktail? Look no further than these 5 stormy spins on the old classic.
Dark ‘n Stormy Float
Ingredients:
1-pint vanilla ice cream
24 ounces Goslings Ginger Beer
1 lime
6 ounces Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
Directions:
Scoop 3 smallish scoops of vanilla ice cream into 4 mason jars. Top with 6 ounces Ginger Beer. Float 1.5 ounces of rum on top of ginger beer. Squeeze in s0me fresh lime juice and enjoy!
Bright and Sunny
Ingredients:
1 ½-2 oz. Goslings Gold Seal Rum
Splash of Goslings Ginger Beer
Splash of tonic water
Cucumber slices
Directions:
Fill a short glass with ice. Add the splash of ginger beer followed by tonic. Garnish with a few slices of cucumber and a dash of bitters.
Ginger Gale
Ingredients:
1 ½-2 oz. Goslings Gold Seal Rum
4 oz. chilled Goslings Ginger Ale
Directions:
Fill a glass with ice and ginger ale. Top with rum.
Blackberry ‘n Stormy
Ingredients:
1½ oz Goslings Black Seal Rum
3½ oz chilled Goslings Ginger Beer
1 lime wedge
3 mint leaves
6 fresh blackberries
Directions:
Muddle lime and mint in a shaker. Add blackberries and continue to muddle for 1- 2 minutes. Pour in the rum and shake. Fill a short glass with crushed ice. Pour the contents of the shaker over the ice and top off with ginger beer. Garnish with a fresh blackberry and a mint leaf.
Dark ‘n Stormy Cider
Ingredients:
2 oz. Goslings Black Seal Rum
½ oz. fresh lime juice
1 oz. chilled apple cider
3 oz. chilled Ginger Beer
1 apple slice
1 lime wedge
Directions:
Fill a glass with ice. Pour in apple cider, then ginger beer before floating rum on top. Top with fresh lime juice and garnish with an apple slice and lime wedge.