Rum · Medium
Queen's Park Hotel Super Cocktail
In the owner’s words: Bright, tart, and gently sweet with a bitters snap
- Base
- Rum
- Glass
- Coupe
- Method
- Shaken
- Effort
- Intermediate · 5 min
- ABV
- —
Build
- Light gold rum
- Sweet Vermouth
- Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
- Grenadine Syrup
- Angostura Aromatic Bitters
You’ll need: Cocktail shaker, jigger, Hawthorne strainer, fine strainer
Method — Shaken
- Select and pre-chill a coupe glass; cut a lime zest twist for the garnish.
- Shake all ingredients with ice.
- Strain into the chilled coupe glass.
- Express the lime zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.
The story
Adapted from Owen Rutter's 1932 travel book If Crab No Walk, which recalls the Long Bar at the Queen's Park Hotel in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Essentially a Trinidadian Daiquiri built up with Angostura bitters; originally made with Caroni gold rum.
Variations
The Queen's Park Hotel is also remembered for its Queen's Park Swizzle.
Host tips
Pre-chill the coupe well. Express the lime oils directly over the drink right before serving for aroma.
