# Dark ‘N’ Stormy

> Dark ‘N’ Stormy, the IBA official recipe: 60 ml Goslings Black Seal rum and 100 ml ginger beer. Built in the glass and served long over ice, garnished with a lime wedge or slice.

Dark rum floated over spicy ginger beer. Bermuda’s national drink.

Also known as Dark and Stormy.

- IBA category: [IBA: New Era Drinks](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/new-era/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Rum cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/rum-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Built (built straight in the glass)
- Glass: Highball glass
- Served: On the rocks
- Strength: about 13% ABV once diluted by ice, about 1.4 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 160 ml (5⅓ oz) before ice, about 184 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sparkling, Spicy

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 60 ml (2 oz) [Goslings Black Seal rum](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/dark-rum/index.md)
- 100 ml (3⅓ oz) [Ginger beer](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/ginger-beer/index.md)

## Method

1. In a highball glass filled with ice pour the ginger beer and top floating with the Rum.

## Garnish

A lime wedge or slice.

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/dark-n-stormy/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bys-Sa_ZiCM
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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