Queen's Park Swizzle
A rum swizzle with muddled mint, simple syrup, sugar, and lime juice, topped with Peychaud's and Angostura bitters. It is tart, medium-sweet, and moderately strong at about 15% ABV.
Also in The PDT Cocktail Book, with a different recipe →
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Lightly muddle the mint, simple syrup and sugar cube in a shaker. Add rum plus lime juice, then whip (a brief shake with a few bits of crushed ice, only until combined). Dump everything into a pilsner glass of crushed ice and swizzle until chilled; add the bitters on top and swizzle them into just the upper layer. Mint sprig to garnish; serve with a straw.
Queen's Park Swizzle
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Volume194 ml
Strength15% ABV
Alcohol28 ml (22 g)71 ml of vodka (40%)2.5 shots (of 30ml)
Sugar18 g (9.4%)4.5 sugar cubes
Acidity0.91%
Sweet vs sourBalanced
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Queen's Park Swizzle