Calm Before the Storm recipe

Name: Calm Before the Storm
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Light Rum; 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice; 4-5 oz Ginger Beer

A softer Dark & Stormy with light rum, ginger beer and a clean lime finish.

Method: Build · Glass: Highball glass · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Beginner · Family: The Highball Family

Ingredients

2 oz Light Rum
0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
4-5 oz Ginger Beer

How to make a Calm Before the Storm

Fill a highball glass with ice.
Add the lime juice and light rum.
Top slowly with ginger beer.
Stir once from the bottom without flattening the bubbles.
Garnish with a lime wheel and mint sprig.

Garnish

Lime wheel and a mint sprig.

Pro tip

Use a bright, dry ginger beer so the light rum stays crisp instead of disappearing under sweetness.

History of the Calm Before the Storm

Calm Before the Storm is a gentler companion to the Dark & Stormy, keeping the ginger-and-lime highball shape while replacing dark rum with light rum.

Flavour profile

Ginger, Citrus, Light, Refreshing

Variations

Dark & Stormy — Return to dark rum for the classic molasses-rich float
Stormy Daniels — Add allspice dram for a warmer, spiced version

Practise making the Calm Before the Storm in the free Virtual Bar game.