Writing to you from a rainy Texas, we decided on a beverage tribute to our abnormally stormy summer. The Dark and Stormy cocktail is traditionally made of non-alcoholic ginger beer and dark rum served over ice. They’re spicy and delicious. I decided on a summery twist for the blustery drink by adding an awesome fresh strawberry puree.
Non-alcoholic Ginger Beer is essentially a ginger-flavored soda. It’s spicy and really refreshing.
Any dark rum will work with this recipe.
I strain the strawberry puree in cheesecloth, which can be purchased at most grocery stores, to ensure it’s smooth and seed-free.
This refreshing Strawberry Dark and Stormy will help you forget the perfectly warmed pool and golf fairways just begging for some divots.
Happy rainy July!
Strawberry Dark and Stormy
Ingredients
- 2 cups Whole Raw Strawberries
- 5 pretty Strawberries for Garnish
- 1 cup Dark Spiced Rum
- 2.5 bottles Ginger Beer 12 FL oz. each
- 5 cups Ice
- Cheese Cloth
Instructions
- Chill five 16 FL oz. glasses with water and ice.
- Cut the stems off your strawberries.
- Put the strawberries in a blender and blend on high for at least 1 minute.
- Line a small bowl with 4-ply cheesecloth. [Just fold cheesecloth over itself 4 times.]
- Pour the pureed strawberries in the cheesecloth.
- Fold the cheesecloth over the puree and squeeze the liquid out into the bowl.
- Mix 1.25 cups strawberry puree with 1 cup dark spiced rum.
- Discard the ice and water used to chill the glasses.
- Pour ½ cup ice into each of the now chilled glasses.
- Pour 3 ounces of the strawberry/rum mixture (2 shots worth) into each glass.
- Top with the ginger beer (about ½ a bottle) and stir.
- Garnish with a strawberry and serve!
Nutrition
This is perfect.
Thank you!
Alternatively, you could run the strawberries through a juicer.
Absolutely!
Oh man!!! That looks awesome! This I have to try and forward to friends.
I LOVE your photography. WHat camera do you use to get that effect? Is it a special filter? You are very talented.
I’m flattered! Thank you so much. I use a Nikon D90 with no special filter. I take hundreds of photos and experiment with lighting. It’s a work in progress 🙂
Absolutely yum!
FAB PHOTOS!!! Can’t wait to try out this photo-genic tasty looking treat….