He is Dark & She is Stormy
The traditional Dark and Stormy cocktail is a mixture of dark rum and ginger beer, which turns into a biphasic drink with two colors, one dark, and one light. In this version, the special touch is the addition of fresh ginger extract and demerara sugar and spices syrup.
Remove stem and slice <quantity>1</quantity> young ginger
Blend the ginger on medium speed until finely minced
Pour ginger into a strainer. Squeeze well to extract all of the juice. The fresh ginger extract is ready
Add <quantity>50<unit>g</unit></quantity> of chai massala powder and <quantity>600<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of water in a pot on medium heat. Simmer until right before the mixture boils
Put <quantity>1<unit>kg</unit></quantity> of demerara sugar in a separate pot
Strain the infusion into the sugar through a fine mesh sieve
Simmer on medium heat until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Do not let boil
Blend the warm syrup for 1m on low speed
Pour the syrup into a bottle through a funnel. The demerara sugar & spices syrup is ready
Add <quantity>30<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of lime juice to a cocktail shaker
Add <quantity>20<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of the demerara sugar & spices syrup
Add <quantity>10<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of the fresh ginger extract
Add <quantity>60<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of dark rum
Fill the cocktail shaker with ice cubes and shake vigorously until thoroughly chilled
Add <quantity>25<unit>ml</unit></quantity> of sparkling water to a highball glass filled with ice cubes
Strain the cocktail into the glass and stir to combine
Garnish with mint sprigs to taste
He is dark & she is stormy is ready! Enjoy!
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