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Queen's Park Swizzle
Posted: July 21, 2026
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The Queen's Park Swizzle is one of the greatest rum cocktails ever devised, named after the Queen's Park Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where it was served to the British colonial elite in the early twentieth century. Built on aged Demerara or dark rum, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, mint, and a dramatic double-bitters finish of both Angostura and Peychaud's, it is assembled in a tall glass over crushed ice and swizzled rather than stirred — a technique that frosts the glass and creates a perfect gradient of bitters, mint, and rum that is as beautiful to look at as it is to drink. Tiki pioneer Trader Vic called it 'the most delightful form of anesthesia given out today.'
Ingredients
2 oz Dark Rum
0.75 oz Lime Juice
2 dash Angostura Bitters
0.5 oz Simple Syrup
8 leaves Mint Leaves (fresh)
2 dash Peychaud's Bitters
Instructions
- Lightly muddle mint leaves with simple syrup in the bottom of a tall glass.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice.
- Add dark rum and lime juice.
- Swizzle vigorously using a swizzle stick or bar spoon twirled between the palms until the glass is frosted.
- Top with more crushed ice to form a dome.
- Dash Angostura bitters and Peychaud's bitters generously over the top so they bleed down through the ice.
- Garnish with a mint bouquet and serve with a straw.