The “Swizzle” is a whole class of cocktails named after the stick of the same name. The original swizzle sticks were created in the 18th century at a rum plantation in the West Indies using the branch of the Quararibea Turbinata (also known as the “swizzle stick tree”). This recipe is a fine example of the genre. Found on the KaiserPenguin.com website (is there a better drink blog name than that?), the recipe is amped up by the inclusion of jet fuel J. Wray & Nephew overproof rum.
Improved Chartreuse Swizzle
Spirit
Liqueur
Cocktail family
Smash · Swizzle
Flavors
Makes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
- 1/4 oz Jamaican Rum J. Wray & Nephew Overproof
- 3/4 oz Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice
- 1 oz Pineapple Juice
- 1/2 oz John D. Taylor Velvet Falernum
Method
- Combine all ingredients in shaker and add a half-handful of crushed ice.
- Whip shake well for 10-15 seconds or until ice is mostly dissolved, then strain over fresh crushed ice in a 16-oz. pilsner.
- Then top with more ice, swizzle till outside of glass frosts over then garnish with lightly-slapped mint and an abundance of grated nutmeg.
- Serve with a straw nestled beside that fragrant mint.
Equipment
- Shaker
- Hawthorne Strainer
- Swizzle Stick
Glass
Pilsner