Rummy, ginger, lime
Pair this easy fixer with a hot day and a pulled pork sandwich. It’s great served poolside, beachside, or within view of a harbor.
When you pour ginger ale over a glass of black dark rum, the two liquids merge like a storm front rolling across a dusky sky. This is a drink that British sailors drank by the boatload in Bermuda between 1860 and 1920. The Navy manufactured rum on the island, and local ginger beer was plentiful, hence this quick invigorator served with a squeeze of lime. Today, the Dark ’n’ Stormy is considered Bermuda’s national drink; it’s trademarked by Gosling’s, the island’s oldest rum company.
2 ounces (60 ml) dark rum (Gosling’s Black Seal or Cruzan Blackstrap)
4 ounces (120 ml) ginger beer (page 247)
Lime wheel, for garnish
Candied ginger, for garnish
Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add rum and ginger beer and stir. Garnish with a lime wheel and candied ginger on a cocktail pick.