Green Swizzle
A frosty green, mint-scented Caribbean rum cocktail, swizzled with lime and falernum for icy refreshment.
Ingredients
- White rum45 ml
- Overproof rum15 ml
- Falernum15 ml
- Green crème de menthe5 ml
- Lime juice, freshly squeezed22.5 ml
- Simple syrup (1 part Sugar, 1 part Water)10 ml
- Aromatic bitters (Angostura)e.g. Angostura2 dashes
- Mint, to garnish (optional)1 sprig
Method
- Fill a tall glass two-thirds full with crushed ice.
- Pour both rums, the falernum, lime juice, crème de menthe and syrup over the ice.
- Put a swizzle stick in the glass and spin it between your palms, moving it up and down, until the glass frosts and the drink is well chilled.
- Top up with more crushed ice.
- Dash the Angostura bitters on top and garnish with a mint sprig, pinched lightly to release its aroma.
- Add a straw and serve ice-cold.
About this drink
The Green Swizzle comes from the Caribbean swizzle tradition, in which drinks were whisked ice-cold with a branched swizzle stick rather than shaken. Its green colour originally came from absinthe or wormwood bitters, but during the twentieth century crème de menthe took over as a more accessible, and less controversial, alternative. Rum, falernum and lime give a spiced, citrus-fresh base, which the mint crowns with a cool, almost menthol finish.
