Hmmm..
I thought this Holiday was to Celebrate Dark and Stormy Days at Sea.....
But it’s a Drink made from Ginger Beer and Rum. Well... probably something you would drink on a dark and stormy day at Sea. After you had battened down all the hatches of course.
A few summers ago I enjoyed reading A Perfect Storm and then the Movie that starred George Clooney and Mark Whalberg ...
This is a good book to read on the beach. When you are high and dry ... safe on land.
The Perfect Storm is a creative nonfiction book written by Sebastian Junger. The book is about the 1991 Perfect Storm that hit North America between October 28 and November 4, 1991, and features the crew of the fishing boat Andrea Gail, from Gloucester, Massachusetts, who were lost at sea during severe conditions while longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles (925 km) out. Also in the book is the story about the rescue of the three-person crew of the sailboat Satori in the Atlantic Ocean during the storm by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tamaroa (WMEC-166).
The book was adapted for the film of the same title, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and released in 2000. Satori is renamed Mistral in the movie, and the since-retired USCGC Tamaroa is portrayed by a newer, 210-foot medium-endurance cutter.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Storm_(book)
Now back to International Dark 'n Stormy® Day ....
Sailors and cocktail enthusiasts rejoice, this year June 9* is International Dark ‘n Stormy® Day. This delicious and potent highball was created in an accidental collaborative effort by a family of Bermudian rum makers (you know the Goslings, don’t you) and some seasick sailors. Members of the British Navy stationed on Bermuda in the 1920s brewed ginger beer as a remedy for seasickness. Some intrepid sailors began adding a dash of the Goslings’ locally made Black Seal Rum to the ginger beer, transforming a dizzy-tummy remedy into one of the most popular and widely-recognized cocktails to date. So pour yourself a tall glass of Goslings Stormy Ginger Beer with a topper of Goslings Black Seal Rum and raise a toast to the gifted minds who brought us this liquid masterpiece.
Source: https://nationaltoday.com/international-dark-n-stormy-day/
This is my Song Selection for today’s Holiday
The Wellerman (Sea Shanty) viral video from Tik tok .. Nathan Evans
