Tormenta Negra Recipe

This Tormenta Negra is rich, spicy, and straight-up no-nonsense. Think dark rum, lime, bitters, fizz — boom. It’s bold, fast to make, and needs zero bar skills. If you’ve got five minutes and a glass, you’re already halfway there.

Ingredients Needed

For the Drink:

• 10–15ml fresh lime juice
• 50ml Bacardi Carta Negra rum
• 3 dashes Angostura bitters
• 100ml ginger beer

For Assembling:

• ½ lime, for garnish
• 1 sprig fresh mint
• Ice cubes

How To Make Tormenta Negra

1. Fill the Glass: Start with a highball glass full of ice. All the way up. Don’t be shy — this needs to stay icy cold.
2. Add Lime Juice: Squeeze in about 10–15ml lime juice. Depends how zesty you like it. I usually eyeball it. Half a lime’ll do.
3. Pour the Rum & Bitters: Add your 50ml Bacardi Carta Negra. Then do 3 solid dashes of bitters. Kinda smells like spice cake right about now.
4. Top With Ginger Beer: Pour in the 100ml ginger beer. Go slow — it’ll fizz like mad if you dump it all at once. Give it a gentle stir.
5. Garnish & Done: Drop in that half lime, mint sprig perched on top. Fancy without even trying.

Why I Love This Recipe

It’s one of those drinks that feels like a storm in a glass — dark rum, the punch of ginger beer, the citrus bite. I made it once on a sweaty Friday night when I had nothing cold in the fridge except ginger beer and leftover rum. Didn’t even know it had a name. Just knew it hit.

Recipe Tips

• Use dark rum, not white — you want the molasses depth.
• Fresh lime juice only. Bottled stuff just… no.
• Don’t overshake or over-stir — you’ll kill the fizz.
• Chill the ginger beer first. Makes all the difference.
• Want it stronger? Add 10ml more rum. But sip it slow.
• Bitters matter — they balance the sweetness.
• Crushed ice melts faster but looks pretty. Cubes last longer.

How To Store Tormenta Negra

• At Room Temperature: Only the ingredients, not the drink itself.
• In the Fridge: You can pre-mix rum, lime, and bitters — add ginger beer last.
• In the Freezer: Nope. Rum’s fine but the ginger beer will explode. Not worth it.
• Reheating: Definitely not. Ice-cold only.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

• Calories: ~165 kcal
• Carbs: 13g
• Protein: 0g
• Fat: 0g
• Sugar: 12g
• Fibre: 0g
• Sodium: 8mg

Let’s Answer a Few Questions!

• Q: What’s the best rum for this?
  A: Any dark or spiced rum with depth — Bacardi Carta Negra is classic, but others work too.
• Q: Can I use ginger ale instead of ginger beer?
  A: Technically, yes. But ginger ale’s sweeter, softer. Ginger beer gives it the real kick.
• Q: Do I need a shaker?
  A: Not at all. This one’s built straight in the glass. Stirred, never shaken.
• Q: Can I skip the bitters?
  A: You can, but the drink loses its edge. Bitters tie it all together.