Tom's Classic Dark and Stormy

• 2 ounces dark rum
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows
• Ginger beer
• Lime wedge, for garnish
• 1 cup granulated sugar

1. Fill a Collins glass with ice.
2. Pour in the rum, lime juice and simple syrup.
3. Top off with the ginger beer and garnish with a lime wedge.
4. Combine the sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
5. When the sugar is completely dissolved, remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
6. Refrigerate, covered, for up to 1 week.

dark rum, lime juice, simple syrup, ginger beer, sugar

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/toms-classic-dark-and-stormy.html (may not work)