PrintCocktail: The 'Dark and Stormy'
The name reminds me of Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. "It was a dark and stormy night," opens the novel, giving off that clichéd horror film quality. But it was a reality yesterday afternoon in Washington, D.C. Such is the case for many seemingly sunny days here, which can be all fine and dandy in the mid-70s but by mid-afternoon get annoyingly wet and drippy. Weather.com predicts T-storms all week. Grrrr.
A drink to make up for our damp clothes?
The Bermudan dark rum–based Dark and Stormy, made with ginger beer and lime juice. Kind of tastes like a citrus-spiked gingerbread cookie (in a good way). The rum makes you feel all warm inside, but the lime aftertaste reminds you that gingerbread isn't for a few more months. This one's so easy to swallow, perhaps it could be considered a girly drink? But don't old Bermudan men down these all the time?
The Dark and Stormy
For a 12-ounce serving, pour a couple shots of rum over ice. Go for Goslings, the classic Bermudan brand, used in this and the island's fish chowder. (A 750mL bottle is about $18). Add 8 ounces ginger beer. I used Reeds brand, and experimented with all flavor permutations—original, premium, and extra ginger. (Go with extra ginger). Squeeze half a lime into the cup, and stir. If you're really daring, attempt a lime curlicue garnish—slice off the lime's skin in one peel, then roll it up like a cinnamon roll. Cut about a centimeter apart, untwist, and add to drink.
About the author: Erin Zimmer, Serious Eats's Washington, D.C., correspondent, is a just-graduated Georgetown gal following her nose about town as Washingtonian magazine's Dining intern and Best Bites blogger. She got her start as the Hoya campus paper's food columnist, and since entering "real person-hood" has ached for her dining hall's omelet station.
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4 Comments:
the best part is when the ginger beer and rum start off one atop the other, then mix in a cloudy/stormy manner (does this have anything to do with the name?).
j at 3:05PM on 07/25/07
The Dark and Stormy is a helluva cocktail. if you ever find any "Blenheims" spicy ginger-ale -the pink capped one,buy all you can- it will be extra stormy! And true- the layering is very important. Load the straw the same way when inserting it to catch the individual flavors of the rum and ginger.
paulius at 5:40AM on 07/26/07
just had one last night after reading this after work at Lucky Strike. I forgot how much I loved these.
TodayIsTomorrow at 12:24PM on 07/26/07
The best Dark and Stormy is served at the River Tavern in Chester CT, they make their own ginger juice, lime and honey mix, with a liberal dose of Goslings topped by a splash of soda. The food is as good as the drink and location.
nwfeigles@stokesmhs.com at 12:58PM on 07/31/07