Swizzle - Tiki Drinks and Food

LL Limbo Lizard Tiki Socialite Aboard the 'Leaky Tiki', Dallas Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 788	LL Limbo Lizard Posted posted on Thu, Jul 28, 2011 9:45 AM I've never heard of any syrup generally known as "swizzle". A swizzle is a type of drink, and also refers to the little stick that once was used to mix it up. My personal favorite is a Queen's Park Swizzle. Most swizzles have sugar and lime juice, along with lots of rum, and "swizzling" it with ice will frost the outside of the glass. So, my theory is the "swizzle" referred to in the notebook was a syrup of sugar and lime juice, probably mixed ahead of time, in the bar. It would save a step, when making swizzles or other drinks - important, because it got intensely busy in that bar. A lime and sugar syrup ("swizzle"?) would be a reasonable sub for falernum, if you were out of the latter. "The rum's the thing..." [ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2011-07-28 10:36 ]

I've never heard of any syrup generally known as "swizzle". A swizzle is a type of drink, and also refers to the little stick that once was used to mix it up. My personal favorite is a Queen's Park Swizzle. Most swizzles have sugar and lime juice, along with lots of rum, and "swizzling" it with ice will frost the outside of the glass.

So, my theory is the "swizzle" referred to in the notebook was a syrup of sugar and lime juice, probably mixed ahead of time, in the bar. It would save a step, when making swizzles or other drinks - important, because it got intensely busy in that bar.

A lime and sugar syrup ("swizzle"?) would be a reasonable sub for falernum, if you were out of the latter.

"The rum's the thing..."

[ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2011-07-28 10:36 ]

Post #599626 by Limbo Lizard on Thu, Jul 28, 2011 9:45 AM