Key West sojourn brings on Dark and Stormy nights

Key West sojourn brings on Dark and Stormy nights
The makers of Gosling’s rum, we found, lay claim to the mythology around the Dark and Stormy. Their Web site notes that the drink is “hailed as the national drink of Bermuda,” and pronounced it “unlawful” to use any rum besides Gosling’s Black Seal Rum to make it. We proceeded with our unauthorized investigations, nonetheless. Here’s what we discovered.

Dark rums with richly complex notes of molasses and licorice mingle most effectively with the drink’s other ingredients. Gosling’s Black Seal Rum definitely possesses these qualities, but so do other dark rums — British Navy Pusser’s Rum and Ron Anejo Aniversario Pampero were also favorites.