
A Furlong Too Late
Light rum and ginger beer stirred tall over ice with a lemon twist. A dark and stormy that showed up in a lighter jacket.
12% ABVMediumCocktails
Easy
Difficulty
2 min
Time
160 Cal
Calories
Flavor profile
Rum
Strength
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- White Rum2 oz
- Ginger Beer4 oz
- Lemon Peel(optional)1 twist of
Ingredient substitutions
No exact bottle on the shelf? These swaps keep A Furlong Too Late close to the original.
Instead of White Rum
- Cachaça— makes it punchier
- Gold Rum— richer, slightly oaky
Instead of Ginger Beer
- Ginger Ale— gentler, sweeter
Instructions
Pour the rum and ginger beer into a highball glass almost filled with ice cubes.
Stir well.
Garnish with the lemon twist.
Pairs well with
Light rum spurred by ginger beer races crisp — spicy-salty bites finish the lap:
- Ginger-glazed chicken bites
- Salted plantain chips
- Lime peanuts
- Gingersnaps




