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Safe Harbor

A refreshing drink for any season, requiring only a few ingredients, it’s a go-to cocktail for any time or place

Yield: 2 Drinks

Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor

Also called a Rum Buck, or a Dark N' Stormy but only if you use Goslings Black Seal Rum for legal purposes

Prep Time 2 minutes
Total Time 2 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Lime
  • Angostura Bitters
  • 4 oz Black Rum
  • 1 Bottle of Ginger Beer
  • 2 Highball Glasses

Instructions

  1. Cut your lime into six equal size wedges
  2. Squeeze two lime wedges into each of the glasses, leaving the peels in the glasses
  3. Fill the glass halfway up with ice
  4. Split the ginger beer between the two glasses, depending on the size of the glasses you may not use all the ginger beer, make sure to leave room for rum
  5. Apply a few dashes of bitters to each glass atop the drink
  6. Take a spoon and place it upside down so the edges of the spoon are under the surface of the drink but the center is above the surface
  7. Pour 2 oz of rum over the spoon carefully to get the rum to float on top
  8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the second drink
  9. Cut a slice into the remaining two lime wedges across the short side, from the center to the peel
  10. Place the lime wedges on the edge of the glass
  11. Enjoy the sight of the beautiful drink
  12. You may want to stir the drink together to get a better mix
  13. Share with a friend
  14. Enjoy the taste of a tasty drink
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