Dark ’n’ Stormy: Green Room

Name: Dark ’n’ Stormy: Green Room
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Bermuda
Ingredients: 2 oz dark rum; 3 oz ginger beer; 1/2 oz lime juice; 4 fresh basil leaves

Hamilton, Bermuda Atlantic/Bermuda

History

Bermudian sailors mixed local Goslings Black Seal rum with ginger beer after World War I. The brand later trademarked the cocktail’s name. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Fresh basil supplies a peppery herbal lift without masking the original recipe.

Rum · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz dark rum
23 oz ginger beer
31/2 oz lime juice
44 fresh basil leaves

Method

01Build ginger beer and lime over ice, then float dark rum.
02Gently clap the basil, mix it with the drink, and reserve one leaf for garnish.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.