Cocktail recipe

Dark 'n' Stormy

Glass
Highball
Method
Layered
Served
On ice
Garnish
Lime wedge
Base
Rum
Dark 'n' Stormy in a highball glass

Ingredients

  • Dark rum60 ml
  • Ginger beer100 ml

Method

Fill with ice and ginger beer, then float the rum on top.

Flavour profile

StrengthLight
LightBoozy
Sweet to sourLeans dry or sour
SweetSour or dry

Worked out from the ingredients and their proportions, after dilution: about 12.5% alcohol by volume. An estimate, not a lab reading.

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