Easy Dark 'N' Stormy co*cktail Recipe (2024)

Published: May 29, 2020 · Modified: Jul 6, 2021 by Nicky Corbishley

This Dark 'N' Stormy co*cktail looks impressive and tastes amazing! Just 3 ingredients and a glass full of ice is needed for this spicy refreshing co*cktail!

I'll show you how to get that separation layering that makes this drink look so pretty.

This drink is simply the best co*cktail ever! Fantastic for sunny BBQ Weekends.

Did I ever tell you how much I love this Dark 'N' Stormy co*cktail?

I think I've mentioned it once or twice.

My old school buddy Helen introduced me to this spicy refreshing co*cktail a few years ago, and now I have to order it every time we go out for a couple of drinks.

What Ingredients do we need?

This is a super simple 3 ingredient (well 4 if you include the ice) co*cktail. So you need:

• Ginger Beer
• Lime
• Spiced Rum

Which rum is best to use?

You want to use a spiced rum for the perfect dark and stormy. I recommend:

• Goslings Black Seal Rum - this is the official recognised rum used in a Dark 'n' Stormy
• Kraken Spiced Rum - This one is my absolute favourite rum.
• Captain Morgan's spiced rum - this is a pretty good replacement, but i'd always look for the Kraken or Goslings rum first.

Personally, I think Kraken spiced rum is the absolute best rum to use (no I'm not getting paid to say that :-)). It's an aromatic, rich and spicy spirit - and coming from someone who usually can't stand the taste the smell of rum, this stuff is amazing!

Notes on ginger beer:

The ginger beers that work best for this co*cktail are:

• John Crabbies non-alcoholic cloudy ginger beer
• Belvoir Organic Ginger Beer
• Fever-Tree Ginger Beer
• Fentimans Ginger Beer
• Old Jamaica

I like a cloudy, spicy ginger beer to go with it. John Crabbies (non-alcoholic) is great. I used to use Old Jamaica - but unfortunately, they started adding sweeteners to the non-diet version and I don't like the taste anymore.

How to make it

First, fill your glasses with ice and top with ginger beer - leaving a good inch of space at the top.

Squeeze the juice of half a lime into each glass:

Slowly pour the spiced rum over the back of a spoon. Ensure the end of the spoon is just touching the top of the ginger beer. This should give you a nice separation between the layers.

Garnish with a slice of lime and serve. So good on a hot sunny day (check out Chris gulping it down like a dehydrated fish (fish? - don't know where I got that from, but you know what I mean) at the end of the video).

My vice is definitely 🍫chocolate🍫. The co*cktails are saved for nights out with Chris (we try to get a date night every few weeks or so), and also sunny Sundays with the BBQ sizzling away. This co*cktail is pretty strong, so I can only manage a couple before I start getting giddy (I am a bit of a lightweight though).

I've also been known to pour in some regular alcoholic Crabbies (double booze - very naughty). I just realised that I'm starting to sound like a bit of a booze-head, but actually I'm generally not much of a drinker.

Video

Check the full video on how to make my favourite co*cktail:

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Cheers! Here's to more sunny BBQ days and date nights!

This Dark and Stormy recipe post was first published in June 2016. Updated in August 2019 with tips, step by step photos and a video. Updated in May 2020 with more information and for housekeeping reasons.

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