Dark 'n' Stormy
60 ml Dark rum, 100 ml Ginger beer, 10 ml Lime juice, 1 Lime wedge
Ingredients
Measures below are multiplied for 12 drinks. Unmeasurable amounts such as “a splash” are left as written.
- 720 ml Measuring jug A measuring jug: pour to the 720 ml line. Dark rum - Pusser's is the traditional pour; any dark, molasses-rich rum will do
- 1080 ml Measuring jug A measuring jug: pour to the 1080 ml line. Pineapple juice
- 360 ml Measuring jug A measuring jug: pour to the 360 ml line. Orange juice
- 360 ml Measuring jug A measuring jug: pour to the 360 ml line. Coconut cream
- 12 pinches Nutmeg - Grated fresh over the top, and worth the trouble
- 12 slices Orange slice (optional)
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Quick version
- Shake the four liquids with ice and pour into a tall glass over crushed ice.
Method
Batch (12 drinks)Batch (12 drinks) - about 2.52 l of measured ingredients, before ice and dilution.
Timings and per-glass steps below are written for one drink and are not scaled. A full jug takes longer to chill, so stir or shake until it is properly cold rather than by the clock, and pour over fresh ice one glass at a time.
- Shake the rum, both juices and the coconut cream with ice for 12 seconds.
- Pour into a tall glass over crushed ice.
- Grate nutmeg over the top until you can smell it from where you are standing, and add a slice of orange.
Serve it
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Painkiller
The Painkiller comes from the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands, which is named for the dollar bills sailors swim ashore with and hang up to dry. The bar is reachable only by boat, which is the sort of detail that makes a drink taste better, and the recipe was eventually adopted by Pusser's rum, whose version is the one most people know.
Getting it right
The number of the drink tells you how much rum is in it: at the bar you can order a two, a three or a four, and four is a serious commitment. This one is a two-and-a-bit, which is plenty. Coconut cream rather than coconut milk is what gives it the body it needs, and the grated nutmeg on top is not decoration - it is the top note the whole drink leans on.
Tasting notes
Rich and creamy, with pineapple and coconut up front and a proper dark rum finish that reminds you it is not a smoothie. It tastes like the end of a very good day.
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60 ml Dark rum, 30 ml Passion fruit purée, 20 ml Lemon juice, 15 ml Grenadine, 10 ml Simple syrup, 1 Orange slice
Jungle Bird
45 ml Dark rum, 20 ml Campari, 45 ml Pineapple juice, 15 ml Lime juice, 15 ml Simple syrup, 1 wedge Pineapple