Dark and Stormy

• 2 ounces dark rum
• 3 ounces ginger beer
• 1/2 ounce lime juice

Preparation:

Combine the rum,* the ginger beer,** and the lime juice, which is optional, in a tall glass full of ice cubes. Stir. The key here is nailing the precise ratio between the spice of the ginger beer and the richness of the rum.