Every summer, thousands of Red Sox fans enjoy Dark ‘n Stormy® cocktails at Fenway Park in Boston served in cold ready-to-drink cans. The sleek, trendy packaging hardly suggests that the rum inside has a heritage that goes back to 1806, the year a British merchant named James Gosling set sail for Virginia with a ship packed full of wine and spirits. Becalmed at sea for 90 days, his charter expired and Gosling was forced to end his voyage about 400 miles off the coast of North Carolina, on the tiny island of Bermuda.
Still a family-owned company after seven generations, the Gosling’s product line now includes Gosling’s Gold Rum, an amber rum used in the Bermuda Rum Swizzle, a dangerously delicious cocktail made famous by the Swizzle Inn bar, often a favorite first destination for visitors to the island. Gosling’s Family Reserve Old Rum, a super-premium sipping rum, is aged in charred oak to achieve a rich smoothness and complexity that garnered the “World’s Best Aged Rum” distinction from the Caribbean Journal in 2012. While the trademarked Dark ‘n Stormy® cocktail remains the most popular use for Gosling’s Rum, rum fans continuously find creative ways to mix these versatile rums, such as with the Black Beauty, which bucks the traditional mojito recipe with the use of black rum. Gosling’s Rums are widely available at liquor stores, and Gosling’s Stormy Ginger Beer can be ordered online, found in supermarket soda aisles and in the mixers section of liquor stores. Discover a full list of inspiring cocktail recipes and food recipes on www.goslingsrum.com.
First published April 2014
Bermuda Rum Swizzle
Ingredients
- •4 ounces Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
- •4 ounces Gosling’s Gold Rum
- •5 ounces pineapple juice
- •5 ounces orange juice
- •¾ ounce Grenadine or 2 ounces Bermuda Falernum
- •6 dashes Angostura Bitters
Preparation
Into a pitcher a third full of crushed ice, combine all ingredients. Churn vigorously until a frothing appears or mix in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a martini glass.
Dark ‘n Stormy®
Ingredients
- •Gosling’s Stormy Ginger Beer
- •1½ ounces Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
- •1 lime wedge, optional
Preparation
In a tall glass filled with ice add 4 to 5 ounces Gosling’s Stormy Ginger Beer and top with Gosling’s Black Seal Rum. Garnish with a lime wedge, if desired, and serve.
Black Beauty
Created by the Old Seelbach Bar in Louisville, Kentucky
Ingredients
- •2-3 ripe blackberries
- •1 sugar cube
- •2 dashes of Peychaud bitters
- •Juice of half a lime
- •1½ ounces Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
- •2 to 3 ounces soda water
Preparation
Muddle the blackberries, sugar cube, bitters and lime juice. Add Gosling’s Black Seal Rum and shake on ice. Strain onto fresh ice in a highball glass and top with soda water.