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Queen's Park Swizzle
A Trinidadian swizzle cocktail with rich demerara rum, fresh lime, mint, and aromatic bitters over crushed ice. Frosted, aromatic, and deceptively strong.
Prep5 minutes
Serves1 cocktail
Ingredients
- 3 oz demerara rum
- 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
- 1/2 oz rich simple syrup (2:1 turbinado sugar to water)
- 6-8 fresh mint leaves, plus a sprig for garnish
- 4-6 dashes Angostura bitters
Instructions
- 1. Add mint leaves, lime juice, and simple syrup to a Collins glass and muddle gently.
- 2. Pour in the demerara rum.
- 3. Fill the glass with crushed ice, leaving room at the top.
- 4. Insert a swizzle stick or bar spoon and swizzle gently until the glass frosts.
- 5. Top with more crushed ice and add dashes of Angostura bitters on top.
- 6. Garnish with a mint sprig and serve with a long straw.
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