Dark 'n' stormy#Variations
{{short description|Highball cocktail}}
{{Infobox cocktail
| iba = yes
| source =
| sourcelink = dark-n-stormy
| name = Dark 'n' stormy
| image = File:DarknStormy.jpg
| caption =
| type = Rum
| flaming =
| rum = yes
| served = rocks
| garnish = Lime wedge
| drinkware = highball
| ingredients = {{blist|60 ml Goslings Rum|100 ml Ginger Beer}}
| prep = In a highball glass filled with ice pour the ginger beer and top floating with the Rum.
| notes = Garnish with a lime wedge or slice.
| footnotes =
}}
A dark 'n' stormy is a highball cocktail made with dark rum (the "dark") and ginger beer (the "stormy") served over ice and garnished with a slice of lime.{{Cite web |url=http://iba-world.com/new-era-drinks/dark-n-stormy/ |title=Dark 'N' Stormy |website=iba-world.com |publisher=International Bartenders Association |access-date=2017-07-06}} Lime juice and simple syrup are also frequently added.{{Cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/best-2-ingredient-cocktails-2019-4 |title=14 easy 2-ingredient cocktails you can make at home |last=Vanderberg |first=Madison |website=Insider}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/recipes/a3747/dark-and-stormy-drink-recipe/ |title=Dark and Stormy Drink Recipe |date=2015-02-01 |work=Esquire |access-date=2017-07-08 |language=en}} This drink is very similar to the Moscow mule except that the Dark 'n' Stormy has dark rum instead of vodka. The original Dark 'n' Stormy was made with Gosling Black Seal rum and Barritt's Ginger Beer,{{Cite web |url=https://www.allatsea.net/ginger-beer-matter-dark-n-stormy/ |title=Does the Ginger Beer Matter in a Dark 'n' Stormy? |date=24 June 2016 |website=drinks.seriouseats.com |language=en |access-date=2020-01-15}} but after the partnership between the two failed and the companies parted ways, Gosling Brothers created its own ginger beer.
Gosling Brothers claims that the drink was invented in Bermuda just after World War I.
Trademark and litigation
File:Gosling Brothers Ltd building -- Hamilton, Bermuda -- 2014-06-19.JPG
Gosling Brothers has registered a version of the name that uses one apostrophe ('N), while the International Bartenders Association uses two apostrophes ('N').
In the United States, "Dark 'n Stormy" has been a registered trademark of Gosling Brothers Ltd of Bermuda since 1991.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/22/will-the-real-dark-n-stormy-please-stand-up|title=Will the Real Dark N' Stormy Please Stand Up?|last=Haglage|first=Abby|date=2015-09-22|newspaper=The Daily Beast |access-date=2017-07-08}} Gosling Brothers uses this registration to prohibit US marketing of a drink under the name "Dark 'n Stormy", or a related, confusing name, unless it is made with Gosling Black Seal rum.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/fashion/05shaken.html |title=The Right Stuff (by Law)|first=Jonathan|date=5 July 2009|work=New York Times|last=Miles|access-date=August 1, 2014}} Gosling's has litigated or threatened litigation over the mark against Pernod Ricard,{{Cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/735000/a-toast-to-2015-wine-and-beer-trademark-disputes-part-2|title=A Toast To 2015 Wine And Beer Trademark Disputes: Part 2 - Law360|last=Kluft|first=David|date=2015-12-09|website=Law360|language=en|access-date=2017-07-06}} Proximo Spirits,{{Cite web|url=https://www.law360.com/articles/703237/rum-maker-says-rival-infringed-dark-n-stormy-trademark|title=Rum Maker Says Rival Infringed Dark 'N Stormy Trademark|last=Sullivan|first=Gail|date=2015-09-16|website=Law360|language=en|access-date=2017-07-06|url-access=subscription }} Infinium Spirits' Zaya, and a cocktail blog.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bevlaw.com/bevlog/alcohol-beverages-generally/a-courtroom-cocktail-gosling-brothers-and-a-dark-stormy-message|title=A Courtroom Cocktail: Gosling Brothers and a Dark, Stormy Message|last=Volz|first=Michael|date=2015-11-17|work=Bevlog|access-date=2017-07-06}}
Because of Gosling Brothers' threats of litigation, some sources use other variations on the name, such as "safe harbor", to offer similar drinks.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JftDBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT298|title=Shrubs: An Old Fashioned Drink for Modern Times|last=Dietsch|first=Michael|date=2014-10-06|publisher=The Countryman Press|isbn=9781581576511|language=en}}
Variations
A cider and stormy, or dark 'n' stormy cider,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebermudian.com/food-a-drink/recipes/dark-n-stormy-cider/|title=Dark 'n Stormy Cider|date=September 30, 2019|website=The Bermudian Magazine}} or dark and stormy orchard,{{Cite web|url=https://www.foodiewithfamily.com/dark-stormy-orchard-spice-up-the-holidays-announcement/|title=Dark & Stormy Orchard | Spice Up the Holidays Announcement|date=November 23, 2012|website=Foodie With Family}} is a mix of dark rum, apple cider, and ginger beer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.plated.com/morsel/dark-and-stormy-recipe-cider/|title=This Dark and Stormy Recipe Includes Apple Cider|date=November 10, 2017}} The fall dark 'n' stormy contains bourbon, apple cider, lemon juice, and ginger beer.{{Cite web|url=https://thebeachhousekitchen.com/2017/11/16/the-fall-dark-n-stormy/|title=The Fall Dark 'N' Stormy|date=November 16, 2017}}
See also
Other trademarked cocktails include:
Related cocktails:
- Buck (cocktail) (family of cocktails using ginger beer and lime; a dark 'n' stormy with lime juice may be called a rum buck)
References
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External links
{{Wikibooks|Bartending/Cocktails/Dark and Stormy}}
- [http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=1657574&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=US_REGISTRATION_NO&searchType=statusSearch Gosling's Brothers' US Trademark Registration]
- {{cite web|url=http://www.goslingsrum.com/cocktails/dark-n-stormy-cocktail/|title=Dark 'N Stormy Recipe|date=2009-12-17|publisher=Gosling's Brothers Ltd.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308092329/http://www.goslingsrum.com/cocktails/dark-n-stormy-cocktail/|archive-date=2017-03-08|access-date=September 15, 2012}}
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Category:Cocktails with dark rum