Rum Cocktails: White Rum
Queen’s Park Swizzle Cocktail
Queen’s Park Swizzle Cocktail Ingredients
2 oz. El Dorado Rum 3 Year
1 oz. Fresh lime juice
1 oz. Simple syrup
4 dashes Angostura Aromatic Bitters
4 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
10-12 Loose mint leaves
Garnish
Fresh mint
Straw
Queen’s Park Swizzle Cocktail Preparation
Fill a Louis bag with ice and crush with a mallet. Place mint leaves at the bottom of a Collins glass or tall footed glass. Combine the remaining ingredients in the glass and add crushed ice. Swizzle, add more crushed ice, and swizzle again. Top with crushed ice. Garnish with a mint bouquet.
Queen’s Park Swizzle Cocktail Story
Many Caribbean islands from St. Kitts to Barbados claim ownership of the swizzle despite mentions of similar rum drinks as early as the 1780s. The Queen’s Park Swizzle in particular can be traced back to the Queen’s Park Hotel in Trinidad, where the typical combination of rum, sugar, and water was swizzled together with mint, then poured over crushed ice—a delicacy, in the early 1900s—and served to patrons of the resort. Over time, bitters made its way into the recipe, but even today, one sip of the Queen’s Park Swizzle can transport you to a white sandy beach with crystal clear waters all around.