| Cocktail | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Mixed drink |
| Standard garnish | Mint sprig |
| Standard drinkware |  |
| Commonly used ingredients | Mint, lime juice, rum, Angostura bitters, syrup, ice |
The Queen's Park Swizzle is a classic rum cocktail that originated in Trinidad.[1][2]
It is a prominent member of a genre of cocktails from the West Indies that started most likely in the 19th century, but has gained recent popularity in New York City.[1] Other drinks in genre include the Bermuda Swizzle and the Barbados Red Rum Swizzle.[1] These drinks are "swizzled" with a swizzle stick.[1] It is traditionally from a tree native to the Caribbean called Quararibea turbinate, locally known as the swizzle stick tree or commonly known as the South Caribbean evergreen tree.[1][3] However, although there are wooden swizzle sticks in addition to metal and plastic ones in the present day, they are usually not from the original tree.[3]
The ingredients of rum, lime juice, sugar, and mint are similar to the Mojito.[3] One key ingredient that contrasts the drink is Angostura bitters, one of Trinidad's most famous exports.[3] Also, the drink uses Demerara rum (rather than the light rum in the Mojito).[3] Demerara rum comes from Guyana from sugarcane grown on the banks of the Demerara River, and is comparable to Jamaican rum.[3]
House of Angostura from Trinidad has promoted it as Trinidad and Tobago's national drink.[3]
- ^ a b c d e Reddicliffe, S. (2015). The Essential New York Times Book of Cocktails. Cider Mill Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-60433-587-3. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ "Queen's Park Swizzle". Imbibe Magazine. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g Beusse, Jeff (2022-07-18). "Mojito Lovers, Try This Swizzle". Liquor.com. Retrieved 2022-09-14.