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Queen's Park Swizzle recipe
BuiltHighballCrushed ice23% ABV400 kcal
The Queen's Park Swizzle is a built rum cocktail from Martinique and Trinidad, made with mint leaves, lime juice, simple syrup and more, served in a highball over crushed ice. It is citrusy.
Queen's Park Swizzle ingredients
| Mint leaves | 8 leaves |
| Lime juice | 22.5 ml (¾ oz) |
| Simple syrup | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Demerara rum | 60 ml (2 oz) |
| Angostura bitters | 4 dashes |
How to make a Queen's Park Swizzle
- Press the mint lightly into the lime and syrup in a highball.
- Add the rum and fill with crushed ice.
- Swizzle until the glass frosts.
- Top with more ice and dash the bitters over the top.
- Glass
- Highball
- Ice
- Crushed
- Garnish
- Mint sprig
Queen's Park Swizzle: quick answers
- How strong is a Queen's Park Swizzle?
- About 23% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 20 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Queen's Park Swizzle?
- About 400 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Queen's Park Swizzle served in?
- A highball, over crushed ice.
- How many ingredients does a Queen's Park Swizzle have?
- 5 in total: mint leaves, lime juice, simple syrup, Demerara rum and Angostura bitters. Simple enough to make at home.
