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Bermuda

I have 2 sourced drinks connected to Bermuda. The label on each card says how: where it began, what the country is known for, what people drink there, or where the origin is disputed.

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Bermuda on the world map. Boundaries are generalized Natural Earth data.

Drinks of Bermuda

Signature drinks and regional ones, with the evidence behind each. A drink marked non-alcoholic has no alcohol in the traditional serve.

  • Illustration of Dark 'n' Stormy: two layers, pale cloudy golden ginger beer below and dark brown rum floated above, in a tall highball glass.

    Dark 'n' Stormy

    OriginSignature drink

    Dark rum floated over ginger beer in a tall glass of ice, with a lime wedge. The dark rum sits on top of the pale ginger beer and shows as a layer before it is stirred.

    Gosling Brothers claims the drink was invented in Bermuda just after World War I, made with its Black Seal rum and Barritt's ginger beer, a claim that rests on the company's own account. The company has held the US trademark on the name since 1991 and has used it to enforce the use of its rum in drinks sold under that name.

    Made with: Gosling's Black Seal rum, ginger beer, lime.

    Confidence: mediumEvidence: en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)

  • Illustration of Bermuda Rum Swizzle: orange-amber, frosted and slightly cloudy, in a tall chilled Collins glass.

    Bermuda Rum Swizzle

    ContestedSignature drink

    A long rum and fruit juice drink swizzled over crushed ice in a Collins glass with falernum for sweetness. Difford's version combines two rums with pineapple, orange, grapefruit, lime and lemon juice, topped with more crushed ice. It is garnished with a pineapple wedge and a cherry and served with a straw.

    Difford's says the recipe is adapted from one by Bermuda-born bartender Del Pedro and that the drink likely originates at the Swizzle Inn in Bermuda, whose slogan is Swizzle Inn, Swagger Out. The page gives no date for the Swizzle Inn claim, and other islands also claim the swizzle.

    Made with: light gold rum, dark rum, falernum, pineapple juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, lime juice, lemon juice, Angostura bitters.

    Confidence: mediumEvidence: diffordsguide.com (opens in a new tab)

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