Queen's Park Swizzle Recipe
A tall, frost-covered swizzle of dark rum, lime and mint under a heavy cap of aromatic bitters.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Highball glass
- ABV: 16%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- Dark rum60 ml
- Lime juice20 ml
- Sugar syrup15 ml
- Fresh mint leaves10 piece
- Angostura bitters6 dash
How to Make It
- Press the mint leaves gently against the bottom of a highball glass with the lime juice and sugar syrup.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice and pour in the rum.
- Swizzle with a bar spoon or swizzle stick until the outside of the glass frosts over.
- Top with more crushed ice, float the Angostura bitters on the surface and garnish.
Garnish
A mint sprig and a lime wheel.
The Story
Named after the Queen's Park Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where it was served to guests. Swizzling a drink with a wooden swizzle stick is a long-standing Caribbean technique.
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