Classic

Queen's Park Swizzle

Name: Queen's Park Swizzle
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Dark Demerara rum; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 22.5 ml Demerara syrup; 8 leaves Mint leaves; 3 dashes Angostura bitters

Served in a Collins glass

Ingredients

60 ml Dark Demerara rum
22.5 ml Lime juice
22.5 ml Demerara syrup
8 leaves Mint leaves
3 dashes Angostura bitters

Preparation

Muddle mint with syrup and lime in a Collins glass. Add rum, fill with crushed ice and swizzle. Top with more ice and dash bitters.

Garnish

Mint bouquet, Angostura bitters

Origin story

The Queen's Park Swizzle hails from Trinidad and Tobago, dating back to the 1920s. It is named after the Queen's Park area in Port of Spain and is celebrated for its refreshing minty flavor.