Dark and Stormy Cocktail Recipe

The classic Dark and Stormy cocktail only needs three ingredients: Gosling's rum, ginger beer, and fresh lime juice.

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Updated April 09, 2020
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Vicky Wasik

The classic highball as served at The Spotted Pig in New York. Lime juice cuts the sweetness of ginger beer and Gosling's Rum while heightening the ginger's sharp bite.

Recipe Details

Dark and Stormy Cocktail Recipe

Active 2 mins
Total 2 mins
Serves 1 serving

Ingredients

  • 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice, from 1 to 2 limes

  • 4 ounces ginger beer

  • 2 ounces Gosling's Black Seal Rum

Directions

  1. Fill a highball glass with ice. Add, in layers, the lime juice, then the ginger beer, then the Goslings. Serve with a straw.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
196Calories
0gFat
18gCarbs
0gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories196
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 10mg0%
Total Carbohydrate 18g6%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Total Sugars 16g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 6mg32%
Calcium 7mg1%
Iron 0mg1%
Potassium 27mg1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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