CLASSIC · LIGHT WHITE RUM

Green Swizzle

Name: Green Swizzle
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light white rum; 10 ml Overproof white rum; 5 ml Absinthe; 25 ml Falernum liqueur; 5 ml Green crème de menthe; 15 ml Fresh lime juice; 6 dashes Aromatic bitters; Lime wedge; Mint sprigs

The swizzling technique is critical here - a proper swizzle chills and dilutes simultaneously while aerating the drink, producing a texture and frost you simply cannot replicate by stirring.

Ingredients

Light white rum45 ml

Overproof white rum10 ml

Absinthe5 ml

Falernum liqueur25 ml

Green crème de menthe5 ml

Fresh lime juice15 ml

Aromatic bitters6 dashes

Lime wedge

Mint sprigs

Glassware

Collins glass

Chilled.

Method

1
Pre-chill a Collins glass in the freezer for at least 5 minutes.
2
Pour the light white rum, overproof white rum, absinthe, falernum liqueur, green crème de menthe, and fresh lime juice directly into the chilled glass.
3
Fill the glass two-thirds full with crushed ice.
4
Insert a swizzle stick or bar spoon and swizzle vigorously between your palms until the outside of the glass is well frosted.
5
Pack the glass to the top with additional crushed ice, forming a domed ice cap.
6
Dash 3 dashes of aromatic bitters directly over the ice cap.
7
Garnish with a lime wedge and a bouquet of fresh mint sprigs inserted into the ice.
8
Serve immediately with a straw.

From the Bartender

The swizzling technique is critical here - a proper swizzle chills and dilutes simultaneously while aerating the drink, producing a texture and frost you simply cannot replicate by stirring. Use a traditional Quararibea turbinata swizzle stick if you can find one.

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