Stormy Daniels recipe

Name: Stormy Daniels
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz Dark Rum; 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice; 0.5 oz Allspice Dram; 4 oz Ginger Beer

Dark rum, ginger beer and allspice dram turn the storm into a warmer highball.

Method: Build · Glass: Highball glass · Time: 4 min · Difficulty: Intermediate · Family: The Highball Family

Ingredients

2 oz Dark Rum
0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz Allspice Dram
4 oz Ginger Beer

How to make a Stormy Daniels

Fill a highball glass with ice.
Add the lime juice, dark rum and allspice dram.
Top with chilled ginger beer.
Stir gently once to combine.
Finish with a lime wheel and a light dusting of nutmeg.

Garnish

Lime wheel and grated nutmeg.

Pro tip

Allspice dram is powerful; measure it carefully so it supports the ginger instead of making the drink taste like baking spice.

History of the Stormy Daniels

Stormy Daniels is a playful spiced variation built on the Dark & Stormy's dark-rum, ginger-beer and lime structure.

Flavour profile

Spiced, Molasses, Ginger, Citrus

Variations

Dark & Stormy — Return to dark rum and ginger beer with the classic lime finish
Calm Before the Storm — Use light rum for a gentler, cleaner highball

Practise making the Stormy Daniels in the free Virtual Bar game.