Comments on: Another Drink You (May) Not Be Able to Name

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:41:40 +0000

Dagreb,

Yes,

You must call that a Midnight Gale, or they will come for you with the comfy pillows….

By: Dagreb

Dagreb — Tue, 31 May 2011 22:09:08 +0000

Doug,

The layering instructions have served me well. But, since I used 2oz do I need to change the name?

By: when is a dark ‘n’ stormy not a dark ‘n’ stormy « cocktailsquare

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:40:56 +0000

[...] said to stem from the fact that the rum is floated over the ginger beer, which has a lovely visual double layered effect prior to being stirred. The proportions cited vary slightly depending on the source, and the [...]

By: Jaylen Cairns

Jaylen Cairns — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:08:01 +0000

Nice easy to follow recipe idea – thankyou

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By: Lyle Tamondong

Lyle Tamondong — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:47:31 +0000

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By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:03:20 +0000

Gosling’s now makes their own brand of ginger beer, but the traditional brand is Barritt’s. I usually use Reed’s, because I can get it locally and easily.
Ginger beer is indeed a soft drink, like ginger ale. It is much less sweet and a bit spicier than the ginger ale, but it is not alcoholic either.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:57:35 +0000

Is there a preferred ginger beer to use? And what do you define as “ginger beer? Most ginger beer I’ve seen is basically a soft drink, like a more gingery ginger ale. But then there is also actual beer, brewed with ginger, of the alcoholic variety. Which goes in the Dark and Stormy?

By: William

William — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:34:31 +0000

Thank you for the great post!

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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:41:34 +0000

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By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:59:57 +0000

Gordon, I saw that too. In a rare episode of editorial restraint, I cut the bit on that. I imagine it is the difference in name, or perhaps the two came to some detente early on.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:46:17 +0000

It is interesting that there is the legal attachments with the Dark & Stormy as Bundaberg Rum, the Australian icon, has for a number of years made a premixed can called a Dark & Stormy that is a dark rum & ginger beer. http://www.bundabergrum.com.au/our-products.htm

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:53:42 +0000

intellectual property rights are getting a little crazy nowadays… but the drink does look tasty, so i may have to abide by the law for this one…

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:13:43 +0000

I poured in the ginger beer first, and let the fizz subside.
I also used my largest ice cubes, and poured the rum over the back of a spoon and then onto the ice cubes. It was surprisingly easy and effective.
That’s not my photo (it’s the Times’), but my drink was almost as clearly defined. I just had light too lousy to use.