Ingredients:

  • 4 oz premium spicy ginger beer
  • 0.5 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 2 oz dark rum
  • 1 fresh lime wedge
  • High-quality crystalline ice

Instructions:

  1. Chill the glass. Place your highball glass in the freezer for 5 minutes until a light frost forms. Note: This keeps the carbonation active longer.
  2. Add the ice. Fill the vessel to the brim with crystalline ice.
  3. Measure the base. Pour 4 oz premium spicy ginger beer over the ice.
  4. Add the acid. Pour 0.5 oz freshly squeezed lime juice into the glass.
  5. Stir the base. Give the ginger beer and lime a quick, gentle stir until the glass feels cold.
  6. Position the spoon. Place the back of a bar spoon just touching the surface of the ginger beer.
  7. Execute the float. Slowly pour 2 oz dark rum over the back of the spoon.
  8. Watch the cloud. Observe the rum swirling until it settles into a distinct dark layer.
  9. Prepare the garnish. Run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass.
  10. Final touch. Drop the lime wedge into the drink or perch it on the rim.