Rum Swizzle
The Quirky Foodster Team
Ingredients
- Dark rum — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Falernum — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
- Angostura bitters — 2 dashes
Method
- Fill a glass with crushed ice.
- Add all ingredients.
- Swizzle with a swizzle stick or bar spoon until the glass frosts.
- Top with more crushed ice and garnish with mint.
Description: A Bermudian rum classic, mixed by "swizzling" — rapidly spinning a stick between the palms directly in crushed ice.
Cultural Background: Bermuda's national cocktail, historically tied to the Swizzle Inn on the island, dating to at least the early 1900s.
Tips: A traditional swizzle stick (a forked branch) works, but a bar spoon spun quickly achieves the same frosting effect.
Variations: A blend of light and dark rum is common in modern versions.
Serving Suggestion: Serve over crushed ice, well swizzled, as an icy tropical refresher.
Nutrition: Approx. 175 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: What does "swizzling" mean?
A: A mixing technique where a forked stick is spun rapidly between the palms directly in the drink, frosting the glass with crushed ice.
- Dark rum — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Falernum — 15 ml (1/2 oz)
- Angostura bitters — 2 dashes
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