- 60 ml2 ozaged rum
- 20 ml0.75 ozlime juice
- 10 ml0.25 ozsugar syrup
- 10 leavesmint leaves
- 3 dashesAngostura bitters
Garnish: mint sprig
- Method
- Muddled & built
- Strength
- ~22% ABV
- Difficulty
- ●●●
Method
- Gently muddle the mint leaves with the lime juice and sugar syrup in a collins glass.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice.
- Add the rum and swizzle with a stick until the glass frosts over.
- Float the Angostura bitters on top and garnish with a mint sprig.
The story
Built at the Queen's Park Hotel in Port of Spain sometime in the 1920s or '30s, this one turned up in Trader Vic's own book a generation later and has stayed a benchmark for how a swizzle should taste. Smuggler's Cove still makes it the same slow way, no shaking, just the twirl of a stick until the glass frosts.
Flavour
Quick answers
Queen's Park Swizzle questions
How do you make a Queen's Park Swizzle?
Gently muddle the mint leaves with the lime juice and sugar syrup in a collins glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice. Add the rum and swizzle with a stick until the glass frosts over. Float the Angostura bitters on top and garnish with a mint sprig. You need 60 ml (2 oz) aged rum, 20 ml (0.75 oz) lime juice, 10 ml (0.25 oz) sugar syrup, 10 leaves mint leaves and 3 dashes Angostura bitters.
What's in a Queen's Park Swizzle?
Aged rum, lime juice, sugar syrup, mint leaves and Angostura bitters, garnished with mint sprig.
Is a Queen's Park Swizzle shaken or stirred?
Muddled & built. It is built straight in the glass.
What glass is a Queen's Park Swizzle served in?
A collins, over crushed ice.
How strong is a Queen's Park Swizzle?
About 22% ABV once it is diluted, about as strong as a glass of fortified wine.
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