Perfect Storm Cocktail

Name: Perfect Storm Cocktail
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 1 vanilla bean; 1/2 cup superfine sugar; 1 ounce ginger brew (such as Reed's); 1 1/2 ounces apple cider; 2 ounces dark rum (such as Gosling's Black seal)

Recipe photo courtesy of Jens Mortensen

This autumnal take on the Dark and Stormy, a classic boater's beverage, is a swell choice once the weather turns cool.

Source: Blueprint, September/October 2007

Servings

Ingredients

1 vanilla bean
1/2 cup superfine sugar
1 ounce ginger brew (such as Reed's)
1 1/2 ounces apple cider
2 ounces dark rum (such as Gosling's Black seal)

Directions

1. Split a vanilla bean lengthwise, scrape out the inside and add it to the sugar, setting aside the pod. Stir until the sugar is speckled with bits of vanilla. Dip the rim of a glass in water, then in the sugar to coat. Mix ginger brew, apple cider, and rum in a measuring cup. Pour over ice into glass and garnish with half the vanilla bean.

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chantousbcglob

27 OCT, 2016

I was born and raised in the West Indies On Rum I made this Drink with One change. I used Rum to wet the Glass Rim and have made it a lot Per Request by Friends. all I can say it Thank you
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chantousbcglob

27 OCT, 2016

I was born and raised in the West Indies On Rum I made this Drink with One change. I used Rum to wet the Glass Rim and have made it a lot Per Request by Friends. all I can say it Thank you
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Chucktownsc

5 NOV, 2013

*Much* better than wimpy Reed's ginger beer is Fever Tree. This lone ingredient makes or breaks a Moscow Mule or a Dark 'n Stormy. A full, rich, intensely ginger flavor provides great backbone & structure to a cocktail.
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MS112593867

26 OCT, 2009

Black Seal -! way to go Martha now you are talking.....
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nanaenay

6 NOV, 2007

very delicious!
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