Queens Park Swizzle
Trinidad's answer to the Mojito. Rum, mint, and bitters.
MintyCitrus
Ingredients
- Demerara Rum2 oz (60 ml)
- Lime Juice0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
- Simple Syrup0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
- Mint Leaves8
- Angostura Bitters4 dashes
How to make it
- Build in a tall glass with crushed ice.
- Swizzle.
- Top with bitters.
Glass: Highball
History
The Queen's Park Swizzle was made famous at the Queen's Park Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in the early 20th century. Rum, lime, sugar and mint are swizzled over crushed ice and dashed with Angostura bitters; Trader Vic later called it 'the most delightful form of anesthesia yet invented.'
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