# Dark & Stormy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 1, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355 "2012-10-01T03:38:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/1 "2012-10-01T03:38:10Z")
Drinking Kraken Rum, Jamaican Ginger Beer, and fresh squeezed lime juice. Have had “several”. If I ever catch the asshole who did not tell me how great these are. . . Mods, please feel free to pour yourself one and relocate this thread. WTF else am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/2 "2012-10-01T04:56:13Z")
Ever had a Moscow Mule? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/3 "2012-10-01T11:07:32Z")
Yep. Actually went all-out and bought a set of copper mugs.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/4 "2012-10-01T12:11:08Z")
I like making mine with Gosling’s Black Seal. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/5 "2012-10-01T16:50:29Z")
A friend of mine makes Dark & Stormy spirited ice cream. Something to consider, if you want to add an extra layer of decadence to your boozing. 😃 Personally, I like Grasshoppers, but they’re about as far as you can get from a D&S and still be drinking cocktails. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/6 "2012-10-01T16:57:57Z")
Last time I had one was at The Country Club (Wynn Las Vegas). Quite a nice little tipple. I can’t justify buying the mugs for it, however. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/7 "2012-10-01T17:35:12Z")
A personal invention (although I’m sure other people also know it). Coca-cola and cherry-flavored brandy. They go really well together. But an important tip. I tried this one time with actual cherry brandy rather than cherry-flavored brandy. That was a mistake. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/8 "2012-10-02T21:45:26Z")
I love a good dark & stormy. It’s fun to experiment with different ginger beers and rums. The spicier the better, says I! ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/9 "2012-10-02T22:41:47Z")
Interesting. I have a bottle of Kraken I’ve only sipped from, but maybe I need to get into it more. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/10 "2012-10-03T12:16:30Z")
> [@SmellMyWort](#): > > I love a good dark & stormy. It’s fun to experiment with different ginger beers and rums. The spicier the better, says I! Found a brand of ginger beer [Jamaica’sFinest](http://www.natronabottlingcompany.com/index2.php). Has “hot, hot, hot” on the label. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/11 "2012-10-03T13:23:21Z")
I can honestly say I’ve never had a Dark & Stormy with spiced rum. It sounds… interesting. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/12 "2012-10-03T13:47:43Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Found a brand of ginger beer [Jamaica’sFinest](http://www.natronabottlingcompany.com/index2.php). Has “hot, hot, hot” on the label. 🆒 Do a search in this forum for “ginger beer” and read the reviews. There are several out there that are superb, and a lot that are dreck. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/13 "2012-10-03T14:43:33Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Drinking Kraken Rum… I’ve never had Kraken, but [this guy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRaCjoc0BZI&feature=youtube_gdata), who apparently lives in a bathroom, recommends it. What the? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/14 "2012-10-03T14:59:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Do a search in this forum for “ginger beer” and read the reviews. There are several out there that are superb, and a lot that are dreck. Thanks! Never woulda thought of it. ---
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/15 "2012-10-03T15:12:15Z")
I recently tried a Dark & Stormy with Malibu, and it worked really well. I called it a Light and Stormy, but there’s probably an official name for it. ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/16 "2012-10-03T15:19:05Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > I can honestly say I’ve never had a Dark & Stormy with spiced rum. It sounds… interesting. I prefer a dark rum like Myers over spiced rums in a Dark & Stormy but certainly won’t turn one away. The best spiced rum I’ve had to date is The Lash. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-stormy/636355/17 "2012-10-04T01:47:54Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I like making mine with Gosling’s Black Seal. And Gosling’s ginger beer…