Queen's Park Swizzle
A frosty, minty rum classic swizzled tableside with lime and a shake of bitters on top.
Base
rum
Glassware
Collins glass
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Ingredients
- 2 oz dark rum
- 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz simple syrup
- 8 mint leaves
- 3 dashes Angostura bitters
Instructions
- 1Muddle mint gently with lime juice and simple syrup in a Collins glass.
- 2Add rum and fill with crushed ice, then swizzle until frosted.
- 3Top with more crushed ice and dash Angostura bitters on top.
Origin & Story
Port of Spain, Trinidad, 1920s
It was created at the Queen's Park Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and remains a benchmark of the classic "swizzle" style of Caribbean drink.
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