Classic cocktail

Queen's Park Swizzle

Trinidad's great swizzle from the Queen's Park Hotel. Demerara rum, lime, and mint over crushed ice, crowned with Angostura.

Glass
Collins glass
Method
Swizzle
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
5

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Demerara Rum
  • 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
  • ¾ oz Simple Syrup, or 0.5 oz rich demerara syrup
  • 8 leaves Mint Leaves, lightly muddled
  • 4 dash Angostura Bitters, floated on top after swizzling

Garnish: Mint sprig; Angostura dashed on top

How to make it

  1. Lightly muddle the mint with the simple syrup in a collins glass.
  2. Add the rum and lime juice, then fill the glass with crushed ice.
  3. Swizzle until the glass frosts, then top with more crushed ice.
  4. Dash the Angostura over the top so it forms a red layer.
  5. Garnish with a mint sprig.

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