If you get a taste for it, Jeffrey Morgenthaler has an easy recipe for making your own ginger beer, which is fun to try and impresses guests.
If you buy it, I personally like Old Jamaica Ginger Beer - it's more spicy than the other kind available here which is Fever Tree.
- 5 cl dark rum - I used Gosling's Black Seal
- 15 cl ginger beer
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- Dash of Bitter Truth Creole bitters
Stir with ice in a not too fancy but comfortable glass - you are not in a cocktail bar you a sitting on the beach in a tropical paradise somewhere ;) Garnish with sprig of mint.
Do try a Mark n' Stormy - the bourbon makes for a slightly less sweet highball, and the vanilla notes of Makers Mark work well with the ginger.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on Old Jamaica - I'm trying to get my hands on their newish extra fiery version!
I will try it - the one on your blog looks very tasty. I didn't know they had an extra fiery version - that sounds like something I will like.
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