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Dark & Stormy

Dark & Stormy
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Serves:

1

Ingredients

50ml Captain Morgan Spiced Gold

25ml Lime juice

12.5ml Simple syrup

2 Dashes Cocktail Bitters

130ml Ginger Beer

1 Lime Wedge (Garnish)

Equipment

1 Highball glass

1 Ice Scoop

1 Jigger

1 Bar Spoon

1 Tongs

method

  1. Add all ingredients to an Ice-filled Highball Glass.

  2. Stir to combine.

  3. Garnish with a Lime Wedge.

Alcohol content

14 g per serve

Interesting Facts

The Dark & Stormy is the national drink of Bermuda. It’s one of the most popular drinks in Australia. It was featured in the James Bond film ‘Live and Let Die’.

History of the Drink

The Dark & Stormy is a mixed drink traditionally made with rum and ginger beer and lime juice. It's claimed to have originated in Bermuda, and the first recorded recipe was in ‘The Gentleman's Table Guide’ in 1806.