Which cocktail uses ginger beer as a mixer and includes a dark rum float?

Which cocktail uses ginger beer as a mixer and includes a dark rum float?

• A. Old Fashioned
• B. Negroni
• C. Dark & Stormy
• D. Hemingway Daiquiri

Answer: (C)

The key idea is a drink built with ginger beer as the mixer and a dark rum placed on top as a float. Dark & Stormy fits perfectly: you fill a glass with ice, add ginger beer, and then float dark rum on the surface (often poured over the back of a spoon). The result is a two-layer drink where the spicy ginger beer contrasts with the rich, smoky sweetness of the dark rum. The other options don’t match this combination. An Old Fashioned centers on whiskey with sugar and bitters, no ginger beer or rum float. A Negroni mixes gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth, again without ginger beer or a rum float. A Hemingway Daiquiri uses white rum with citrus and maraschino liqueur, and it doesn’t involve ginger beer or a floated rum layer.

The key idea is a drink built with ginger beer as the mixer and a dark rum placed on top as a float. Dark & Stormy fits perfectly: you fill a glass with ice, add ginger beer, and then float dark rum on the surface (often poured over the back of a spoon). The result is a two-layer drink where the spicy ginger beer contrasts with the rich, smoky sweetness of the dark rum.

The other options don’t match this combination. An Old Fashioned centers on whiskey with sugar and bitters, no ginger beer or rum float. A Negroni mixes gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth, again without ginger beer or a rum float. A Hemingway Daiquiri uses white rum with citrus and maraschino liqueur, and it doesn’t involve ginger beer or a floated rum layer.