How to Make the Dark 'N Stormy - get it right
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 18. 05. 2024
- In today's video, I'll show you how to make the dark 'n stormy! This is the unofficial drink of Bermuda and the international boating and sailing community. Essentially, it's a rum highball. Only two ingredients are called for (with the optional lime garnish), but the rum is what makes this simple cocktail complicated. You can't just use any old rum. Legally, as of 1991, the dark 'n stormy has to be made with Gosling's Black Seal Rum or it must be called another name. Just the same, I wanted to make a variation using another rum including an allspice float. We can just say this is a rum buck (a buck is a base spirit mixed with ginger ale/beer and citrus). Either case, they'll both be delicious!
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TIME STAMPS:
Intro: 0:00
The History: 1:09
The Booze: 2:12
The Rum Buck Recipe: 3:15
Dark 'N Stormy Recipe: 4:34
Sips: 6:20
THE DARK 'N STORMY RECIPE
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Gosling's Black Seal Rum
4-5 oz. (120-150 ml) Barritt's Ginger Beer
Lime wedge for garnish
THE RUM BUCK RECIPE
1.5 oz. (45 ml) Hamilton's 86 Demerara Rum
1/2 oz. (15 ml) St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram (as a float)
1/4 oz. (7.5 ml) Fresh lime juice
4-5 oz. (120-150 ml) Bundaberg Ginger Beer
Lime wheel for garnish
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What should I call my cocktail? Rum buck? Fair Weather? Safe Harbor? đ€·đ»ââïž
Time stamps below đ
Intro: 0:00
The History: 1:09
The Booze: 2:12
The Rum Buck Recipe: 3:15
Dark 'N Stormy Recipe: 4:34
Sips: 6:20
How bout a Following Sea, cuz itâd ride y right into yr weekend?
Haha...I like it đ
Stormy Skies
Thatâs a good one. Subtly referencing the original, but definitely something different đ
I reeeeally like the name Fair Weather for a cocktail
So, as a guy who follows mostly all the tip drink youtubers, I've just come across yours, and its obviously very new. You got "it", your vids are fun, informative and different. We all know how to look up a recipe for a drink on Google, but its hiw the youtuber delivers it that keeps us coming back to watch a video on a drink we kniw hiw to make, and yours does that! I realize there will always be new drink makers ( i hate the term mixologist ) looking for recipes here, but your vids are going to bring repetitive viewers of people who follow 10 other channels. Vwry well done!
Thank you so much, Trevor. Iâm glad you found the channel! My hope is that the viewer never feels intimidated by a good drink. Cocktails are meant to be fun and we should all drink what we like. I appreciate your comment very much. Cheers to you! đ„
@@AndersErickson that's exactly what you're delivering, and the message is clear, cheers Anders! đ»
I follow many of them myself and I agree. Quite refreshing.
He makes me feel like I can trust his opinion and recipe.
yes he does have it. I prefer beer over mixed drinks but I love history.
In Bermuda, they normally stir lightly after pouring the rum. The swirl then resembles a tropical storm. Donât stir enough to mix the rum too completely.
Wife and I can't wait to get back to Bermuda this summer
The Aussie Bundaberg ginger beer is made by Bundaberg brewed drinks in Bundy. Bundaberg Distilling Company, best known for their sugar cane dark rum, sell a pre packaged drink consisting of bundy rum and bundy ginger beer and sell it as;
Dark N Stormy.
I first recall it being sold in Oz around the mid 1990's . and is mighty refreshing on a hot day
I make mine with either the Goslings rum or Kraken dark rum. For the ginger beer though, I really prefer it with Reed's Extra Strong. It has A LOT of ginger flavor and just compliments/cuts the rum and lime. I squeeze a half lime into it. Done.
I also make mine with Kraken Rum (I love Kraken!), mainly because its readily available here in Sweden. Goslins is usually only available to order to the store, which can take some time.
The Ginger beer I am using is a canned "Ginger Beer Tonic Water" that is really tasty and dirt cheap at our local Lidl store. Compared to regular Tonic water this is more then half the price.
The video does an excellent job of explaining the history and origin of the Dark 'N Stormy, adding a layer of appreciation and intrigue to the cocktail. It's fascinating to learn about the Bermuda connection and the unique combination of ingredients that make this drink so special.
Anders establishing the âDim n Windyâ cocktail
I won a trip to Bermuda from Barritt's with my cocktail... Storm Warning! Same Dark 'n Stormy recipe but added 1oz of Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur. (a little less ginger beer to make room for the Ginger Liqueur).
Storm Warning!
2.0 oz. (60 ml) Gosling's Black Seal Rum
1 oz. (30 ml) Domaine De Canton Ginger Liqueur
4 oz. (120 ml) Barritt's Ginger Beer
Lime wedge for garnish
In a tall glass filled with ice add 2 oz Gosling's Black Seal Rum, 1 oz Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur and top with Barritt's ginger Beer. Garnish with lime wedge.
Sometimes I am out of rum and have to use Jack Danielâs instead. Then I call the drink Stormy Danielâs.
A Brazilian who makes a divine Caipirinha taught me to avoid the pith of the lime because it contains bitter oils that ruin the drink. To remedy/compensate, you must add disproportionate amounts of cane sugar. If you instead leave the lime pith out of the drink, you donât have to add sugar. This prevents near-death hangovers tomorrow.
Thatâs a Kentucky Mule
So freaking excited- love a Dark n Stormy, and was recently gifted a Pimento Dram. Hadnât gotten around to deciding how I was going to try it first, now I kind of wish it wasnât 2:30 am (seems a bit late for a cocktailâŠ)
A friend asked for one of these. Iâm sure he doesnât know specifically what he asked for, but he got 1.5oz dark rum 5oz Bundaberg Ginger Beer 0.25oz fresh lime juice and he was astounded by the taste. Positively astounded even. Thanks Anders
Opted for the Rum buck versus the trademarked recipe and wasn't disappointed! What a great tasting buck. I just halved the Allspice float and found a pleasant balance of flavors đđ
Honestly!
I came up with the same "alternative" as you, about four years ago and called it Dark `N Stormy `N Spicy" Cheers mate! Awesome channel
Dear... I had given up on the profession but due to the serious situation of the pandemic in Brazil (southern Brazil, I am the one who said that passion fruit is expensive here once) and problems I will try again. And you are without a doubt my main inspiration. Because working conditions are adverse, but believing in
Nice clock-prop- very clever. Thanks for a wonderful tutorial.
Boyy you made perfection! Youre without a doubt a proffesional. Adorable drinks
One of my favorite cocktails! Both versions look good to me.
Around here, (Ocean City, MD) we use Sailor Jerry's and Barrit's. And call it a Sailor's Delight.
One of my favorites! Cheers my man!
I made your variation with Goslings Black Seal and it was FABULOUS!!!!!
You need to call yours "Bright ÂŽn Clear" :D
In Australia Darwin Northern Territory, we use the Bundaberg Ginger Beer & Bundaberg rum and call itâ Dam Waterâ
Clearly the best personality for a CZcamsr.
My favorite songwriter makes a version of the Dark N Stormy with diet ginger ale and light rum, he calls it a Failure Puddle.
Another fine history lesson. Thank you & cheers t the weekend!
Absolutely! Cheers to you!! đ„
Yummy. This is my favorite video on this channel so far. Super informative and easy going. Awesome! Cheers!
Thank you so much! I do love a dark 'n stormy. Cheers to you!
Always felt like the Dark n Stormy was missing something. That Allspice Dram sets this drink off! Only making this version from now on
Best one of "those" that I've made was with old navy dark rum. A nice old navy strength 57%. It was the only cocktail I drank but I still felt it at the end.
Added a dash or orange bitter đđŒ.
Also, great content, great channel thanks for all the sip tips and recipesđđŒ
Love the attention to detail and the clock always set at 5:00 makes me giggle đ€Ł
Rum Buck!! At last, a decent use for my hardly ever used bottle of St Elizabeth Allspice Dram. Thank you!
I made the Rum Buck with Plantation Pineapple Rum. Wow! Awesome combo!
This is the best video Iâve seen online on how to make a proper dark nâ stormy⊠exactly how itâs done in Bermuda ;) FYI itâs also not a dark nâ stormy if you donât use the right ginger beer! No other ginger beer tastes the same. Good job!
As a member of the tall ships community I will usually insist on Gosling's Black Seal but as ginger beer gets more expensive than the rum we have foud many alternatives. The one I value the most is Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale. Yes, ginger ale from Alabama that is, for many of us, as good or better than some ginger beers and is priced below the cost of cola. Try it and thanks for a great channel!
Beautiful
Man I love your channel
I made mine with Plantation smokey pineapple rum and it was so good.
Glad youmentioned the difference in ginger beers. We are tall ship sailors who consider this drink a tradition. One problem with the D & S is that the ginger beer is often more expensive than the rum. An amazingly inexpensive yet incredible alternative is Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale from Alabama. Great ginger for the price of Coca Cola.
As an Aussie love that you are using Bundaburg. Best Ginget Beer ever. Love their Spiced Ginger Beet they make st Christmas.
How is it this has less than 1,000 views (at this point)??? C'mon! This is great content!
Great video. Iâve been using RedLeg Vanilla spiced Rum with Bundaberg Ginger beer and a slice of lime to make these. Itâs really nice.
"And a knife, for garnish!"
Is it served with the point up or down? :P
đ up.
as always Anders, outstanding... ;)
A Dark N Stormy is so much nicer with a better ginger beer like Fever Tree. If you like even more zip to your cocktail, try Q. Both are worth the extra price!
I have Fever Tree ginger beer & Kraken Rum. I am making one tonight!
Yes! Annelle! I feel the same!
James, I also love Kraken rum with Q Ginger Beer or Fever Tree... You should try it with Sailor Jerry's Spiced Rum!
G'day! I love this channel, I came for the New York Sour and the rest is history. Great to see some Australian 'ingredients' too.
Found it pretty funny that you used a Australian ginger beer in Chicago , grow up not too far from bundabergđŠđș. They have their own rum too different companies but still called bundaberg rum their master select rums are very good
yeah, bundy coke mate !
Yeah I was surprised when he pulled out bundy too but it was a nice familiar sight
I live in the netherlands and my local supermarket has bundaberg too, seems like its going international
Bundaberg rum also do a premix dark and stormy using Bundaberg ginger beer
Iâm in Cincinnati, and Bundaberg is my favorite for NOT dark n stormys also :)
Black Liver Project hasn't done this one so my understanding of the drink's background was more or less bar lore. I thought it was the Gosling's ginger beer that was required. Thanks for correcting my wayward understanding of the origins. I kind of want to research the falling out between Goslings and Barritt's
Thanks for another great episode!
Absolutely! Iâd like to know more of the falling out as well. Maybe thereâs two different stories to be told.
tottaly trying this when i make my own bar
Hey mate! Great video. Bundaberg also makes great rum.đ
How did I miss this last year. I do have all of the makings for your not dark n stormy except my dark rum is Meyers. Going to try it.
I learned something new! My own variation is simple: 1.5 oz of Sailor Jerry's Spiced Rum, and fill with 4-5 ozs of Q Soda Ginger Beer (not very sweet, lots of ginger spice, and less sweet than Q Ginger Ale). Hold the lime (I personally don't like lime in this drink, but I'll explore your recipe.)
The irony of binging your channel... its not lost on me
I love a good Dark n Stormy
What!? Mind blown!
There really good with a little bit of mariscino(?) liquor. I used to get a cherry ginger beer, that was my initial try it
I often use Thomas Henryâs spicy ginger. Itâs an amazing Combo
Here in Queensland we make a dark and stormy with Bundaberg rum and Bundaberg gingerbeer. I always squeeze in a wedge or small cheek of lime and drop it in.
I like to use Plantation OD. It's also my favorite rum with Coke.
Bundaberg ginger beer is made in Bundaberg, Queensland Australia, and is excellent. Bundaberg also make one of the best rums you will find anywhere.
Dark N Stormy in Australia is Bundaberg Rum and Ginger Beer, it has been sold for quite a few years, awesome flavours
That's what I drink
Best CZcams bartender đ€
Hi from Sweden. Wonderful channel!
Hello! Glad you found this channel. SkÄl!!
I like making gloomy n inclement weather... Great drinks
So proud to live in the home country of the dark n stormy (Bermuda)
Been in the industry since 1979 from owning my own propertyâs to management at Cornell University StatlerâŠthis cat has his stuff together and is totally entertaining
I learned dark n stormy with ginger beer and black rum (1.5oz) float. This is still the way I make it.
Where do you source your (beautiful!) ice? Do you make it yourself? Thank you for all your informative videos!
As someone who has family in Bermuda, thank you for getting it right - especially using Barritt's.
We all wanna do it right, but what can you do if there is no Barritt's where you live?đ€·ââïž
mine's a dark and stumbly - alcoholic ginger beer and it comes in pints.
great in open air.
As a 21-yeae old new to alcohol, I prefer my "Partly Cloudy" which is made with Light Rum and a half ounce of Simple. It's a little sweeter and less spicy, but I like it more than the harsh peppery kick from a regular Dark 'N Stormy
I'm loving the allspice dram in this. I will never not add it to dark n stormies now.
In Australia the dark n stormy isn't protected, we even have a major distillery (Bundaberg) which lists the cocktail made with their own rum.
Was looking how to make a dark and stormy and I just happened to have goslings and had no idea they patented the cocktail đ€Ż
Wait, so if it's specifically Dark {{'N}} Stormy for the official trademarked cocktail, shouldn't that mean the adultered rum version could just as well be called a Dark AND Stormy?
Itâs too similar to get away with if youâre asking legally. Itâd still be risking the possibility of a cease and desist depending on how sharp Goslings legal department isđ
Stormy and Dark
Dim and drizzling.
That all spice liqueur is off the chain. Wow does that pair with ginger
I am just making my first allspice drum at home and hope ot turns put good. No idea how the original tastes though. Ill definitly try it with the Lions Tale and you NONE Dark N Stormy and put them on my New Years Eve Menu.
I suggest you call your version a Spice N Stormy.
I normally top my dark n stormy with angostura bitters! Feels like you would appreciate thaaat
I would love if you would also ad centiliters measurements as you do with ounces! Great videos btw!
I can't wait to try your "not dark and stormy". Great video!
Good video . Is it correct the rum goes in at the end for aesthetics only and you should always mix it up before drinking ?
There is another not-Dark-Nâ-Stormy down under known as Dark & Stormy, so donât use that label for your cocktails either. It is not a recipe and can only be purchased pre-mixed, a combination of Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Pty Ltd Bundaberg Ginger Beer and Bundaberg Distilling Company Pty Limited Bunderberg Original UP Rum. These two companies are not to be confused for one company despite both being located in the town of Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. Also, before opening another bottle of Bundaberg Ginger Beer there is a âmandatoryâ instruction on the main (front) label that states âInvert bottle before openingâ so this too is mandatory. Itâs printed at the top of the main (front) label. There are also instructions on the rear label on how this bottle must be opened, but only after the bottle has been inverted, itâs very serious stuff. The opening method is also mandatory. I do very much agree that whichever version of this rum and ginger beer potion you have the addition of fresh lime juice really does enhance the drinking experience, and definitely do be very careful with the naming of said potion. Here endeth the sermon.
I only just found this video.... and as soon as I saw that he didn't invert the bottle I gasped. Paused it immediately, went searching in the comments and found your comment. I can breathe easy now. Back to the show...
You won't believe, but i've found Gosling especially to try Dark'n stormy! Really hard to find in area i live. Really cheap and good for that cocktail!
Iâm glad you found some! It does mix well with the ginger beer. Cheers!
@@AndersErickson , thanks! Liked and subscribed! I'm new here and just started, but already my bar way more wider, than essential. đ€Ł
Great vid. Lemme guess, the non-moving clock on the wall in the background represents "Its always 5'oclock somewhere"?
I loved the video. I also love old fashions and I like making my own old fashion syrup (water sugar and angostura bitters). Iâve seen some old fashion syrups with some spices in then and have tried some in mine. Would the allspice dram be a good addition to my old fashion syrup? And if so, in what proportion - not wanting to overpower the syrup too much.
A little allspice dram can go a long way, so I'd probably start with a small amount of allspice dram like 1 part allspice dram to 4 or 5 parts syrup. You can always add more to make it to your liking. I think it's a great idea, Mark! Cheers!
Bundaberg Ginger beer rocks!
Great video! The Somber Nâ Turbulent Weather is a really good cocktail!! đđ€Șđč
đ that works!
I don't drink due to the seizure meds I'm taking.... however I love watching drink making videos. I like your style! and you don't go on and on... thats nice! have an excellent day! oh and have you made MooseMilk? A canadian friend told me about it.
Bundaberg is too good to mix IMHO đ Also, I love putting ginger slices in there too. Doesn't help at all thoughđ
Great channel, Anders! Rum Questions: Is there a Terbinado Rum? Is Havana Club 7 Year considered a 'dark' rum?
I see that probitas in the back. My fav blended white rum! Anyways, great vid. Hope you start getting the attention you deserve
I appreciate that. Youâve got great taste in rum! I might have to use that bottle in a cocktail soon. Cheers!
It would be possible to make an all-Bundaberg Dark âN Stormy knock-off, not sure if itâs available in the US at all, but Bundaberg produce quite a range of rums.
Itâs known colloquially as âBundyâ, âfighting juiceâ, among other names. A similar drink to a Dark âN Stormy is known as the Sugarcane Champagne, and is just Bundy with dry ginger ale and lime.
bundaberg is so good
Yeah I was thinking of making that tonight when I get off work. But knowing that I need a ginger beer really not a fan of it. But I got the dark rub Shrek substitute it with somethingđ
Ordered this at a bar at vegas sporting event. Bartender said he had been tending 30+yrs and never heard of this drinkđ
I could really go for not a dark n stormy right now.
Hey @Anders Erickson what do you think about Dale DeGroffâs Pimento bitters vs. the Allspice Dram? The bitters are heavy on Allspice.
Discovered your channel a few months ago and I am hooked. Keep delivering fabulous content!
As a big-time Angostura bitters lover, I present the Definitely not Dark N Stormy of my choice:
Build it in a glass:
- The juice of half a lime (I don't measure, it's typically about half an ounce(15 ml) anyhow;
- 40-50ml (preference, really) Goslings Black Seal, in the glass, on top of the lime;
- Fevertree Ginger beer to top up your rocks, highball, collins or any other 300-400 ml volume glass you use (I can typically fit the whole 200ml bottle, makes things easier imo) but do leave a bit of space;
- Grab your small, 200 ml Angostura bitters bottle and cry internally about how they don't stock the big bottles in your local stores, and then proceed to top your NOT Dark N Stormy with about 10-12 dashes of Ango as a float. Garnish with a wheel of lime (dehydrated or fresh), or don't garnish, whatever.
Fair warning, if Goslings rum seems intense to you as it is, it might be smart to skip the Ango float, or alternatively, you can do the Ango float but go for a lighter dark rum, I like the Regular Plantation Double Aged Dark. Drink yours as you like, at the end of the day, what matters is that you enjoy it - hope this version is useful. Cheers Anders, great video as always!
Love it!
Wish list item for future, please do a Moscow Mule video. Thank you in advance.
Best guy ever as always.
A question: how does the all spice effect the flavour?
Thanks, David! I really like an allspice float on this one because it pairs well with the ginger beer. Especially with a little citrus, it makes a nice full-flavored drink I could sip on all day.
If you ware not a dark run fan, try Crabbies Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer over a shot of Captain Morgan Spiced rum. It's one and done in terms of driving, but a simple alternative. Don't forget the lime.
You could probably make these using the Blenheimâs Hot ginger ale you profiled in your El Diablo posting