Spirits Rum Dark 'n Stormy 5.0 (1,823) 1 Review According to a Gosling's Rum tale, this drink was invented more than 100 years ago when members of Bermuda's Royal Naval Officer's Club added a splash of the local rum to their spicy homemade ginger beer. They described its ominous hue as "the color of a cloud only a fool or dead man would sail under."Plus: Ultimate Cocktail Guide By Food & Wine Updated on May 4, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 1 drink Ingredients 2 ounces dark rum (preferably Gosling's) ½ ounce fresh lime juice (optional) Ice 1 candied ginger slice 3 ounces chilled ginger beer 1 lime wheel Directions Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add the rum and lime juice and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass. Stir in the ginger beer. Skewer the ginger slice and lime wheel and garnish the cocktail. © Wendell T. Webber Notes Buy the ingredients on Drizly and have them delivered in under an hour. Find out if they operate near you. Rate it Print