Episode 19: Plantation Original Dark Rum
5 Minutes of Rum episode 19: Plantation Original Dark rum, crushed ice, and the Queen’s Park Swizzle.
A plastic swizzle is still effective, if not truly the real thing.
Queen’s Park Swizzle, per Trader Vic’s Tiki Party book
1 oz light / silver rum (Don Q Cristal or Cruzan light)
1 oz dark rum (Plantation dark rum)
1 oz 151-proof rum (Cruzan 151)
1/4 oz fresh squeezed lime juice, with a half lime shell reserved (I’m using 1/2 oz)
Dash of simple syrup (I’m using 1/2 oz)
Dash of Angostura bitters
Fill a Collins glass with crushed ice. Add all ingredients except for the half lime shell. Swizzle with swizzle stick or a bar spoon and allow the ice to partially dissolve. Re-fill with more crushed ice and continue to swizzle until the glass frosts over. Add lime shell and top with more crushed ice if needed. Garnish with mint sprig. For an alternate fancee presentation, omit 151 rum and bitters until the cocktail is built and glass is frosted over. Top with 151 and bitters, add mint, and serve. Cocktail should be stirred before drinking. Or not, and finish strong with the overproof on ice.
Queen’s Park Swizzle, 5 Minutes of Rum endorsed version:
3 oz Plantation Original Dark rum
1/2 oz fresh squeezed lime juice, with a half lime shell reserved
1/2 oz simple syrup
2 dashes of Angostura bitters
Fill a Collins glass with crushed ice. Add all ingredients except for the half lime shell. Swizzle with swizzle stick or a bar spoon and allow the ice to partially dissolve. Re-fill with more crushed ice and continue to swizzle until the glass frosts over. Add lime shell and top with more crushed ice if needed. Garnish with mint sprig and 2 more dashes of Angostura bitters.
Queen’s Blood Swizzle
When blood oranges are in season, try this variant.
1 oz silver puerto rican rum
1 oz Plantation dark rum
1 oz Lemon Hart 151 rum
1/2 oz fresh squeezed blood orange juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
Fill a Collins glass with crushed ice. Add all ingredients. Swizzle with swizzle stick or a bar spoon and allow the ice to partially dissolve. Re-fill with more crushed ice and continue to swizzle until the glass frosts over. Top with more crushed ice as needed. Garnish with mint sprig and peel from blood orange.