Dark ’n’ Stormy
Highballs & Fizzes · Rum
- Strength
- 14.1%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 173
- Sugar
- 10.0 g
- 3¼ ozGinger beer100 ml
- 2 ozGosling’s Black Seal rum60 ml
The ratio · 1¾ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Paloma.
Head to head
Dark ’n’ Stormy and Paloma side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Dark ’n’ Stormy has ginger beer and dark rum, the Paloma tequila, lime juice, salt and grapefruit soda. In parts, a Dark ’n’ Stormy is 1¾ ginger beer and 1 rum; a Paloma is 1 tequila and 2 grapefruit soda. By volume, the Dark ’n’ Stormy is 63% mixer and juice and 37% spirit; the Paloma is 65% mixer and juice, 32% spirit and 3% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Dark ’n’ Stormy is the stronger drink in the glass (14.1% ABV against 11.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.13). The Dark ’n’ Stormy has more calories (about 173 against 154), with about the same sugar (10.0 g and 10.8 g). Both are built and served in a highball.
Highballs & Fizzes · Rum
The ratio · 1¾ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Paloma.
Highballs & Fizzes · Tequila
The ratio · 1 : 2
Highlighted: not in the Dark ’n’ Stormy.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Dark ’n’ Stormy vs.
Paloma vs.