Name: Bermuda Rum Swizzle
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 30 ml Dark/black rum; 22.5 ml Falernum liqueur; 30 ml Pineapple juice; 30 ml Orange juice; 15 ml Pink grapefruit juice; 15 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Lemon juice; 2 dash Aromatic bitters

Ingredients

1 fl oz

Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)

1 fl oz

Dark/black/blackstrap rum

³⁄₄ fl oz

Falernum liqueur

1 fl oz

Pineapple juice

1 fl oz

Orange juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

2 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COLLINS GLASS.

Prepare garnish of Pineapple wedge & Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.AUTO

Method

POUR all ingredients into glass and two-thirds fill with crushed ice.

SWIZZLE with a swizzle stick or CHURN with a bar spoon.

ADD more crushed ice to fill glass.

Garnish

Garnish with pineapple wedge and maraschino cherry.

Serve with a straw.

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Bermuda Rum Swizzle contains 243 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
13.47% alc./vol. (26.93° proof)
21.1 grams of pure alcohol

History

This recipe is adapted from one by Del Pedro, originally from Bermuda but now a resident of New York City. It came my way (in 1997) courtesy of LeNell Smothers, and apparently it originally hails from the Swizzle Inn in Bermuda, where their rather appropriate slogan is "Swizzle Inn, Swagger Out".

Comments & Discussion

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Brent Seeliger Premium Member 12w

Wow. This version is good! Resist the urge to turn up the Tiki by bumping the falernum or adding orgeat, pimento, 151, etc. and just enjoy this summer sipper for what it is. Juicy yet complex with subtle falernum and ango notes. Grapefruit just present enough to keep the citrus blend from become muddy and boring. Delicious. The juice can easily hold up to heavier rum pours. Go nuts if you want more rum character. I love that this thing exists.

Gregory Ford 2y

Fantastic, balanced sipper with the proper funk of a classic tiki without being overpowering in spice or pineapple notes. I didn't do the 151 float as others have suggested below as I personally prefer my tikis blended from top to bottom - though I'm sure the float adds a fun opening element if that's your thing. Perfect drink for a summer evening here in Florida - or anywhere, anytime, actually. Have enough of these and you may start to envision palm trees wherever you live!

Jose Cruz 2y

Skipped grapefruit, amazing funky spicy tiki drink.

Mark Catone 2y

Agree with the 151 float. Also backed off the pineapple juice 1/2 oz. Seemed to overtake the other flavors.

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Made again with all Jamaican rums (but we like rums or rhums with a lot of flavour and just enough funk). It was very nice, but got way better with a small (1/4 oz?) float of Jamaican 151. It went over the top with flavour and punch.

Jamie Barrington 3y

Perhaps my favourite cocktail. First made at the Swizzle Inn the 1930s, but has been adapted by locals from the original recipe. Therefore across the island every family has their own mix with differing quatities or ingredients (for example the Swizzle Inns own recipe calls for triple sec, and some like to include cherry juice).

Jamie Barrington 3y

The only consistent ingredients are the Goslings Black Seal Rum (defines it as a truely Bermudian drink), another light rum (Originally a Barbados rum), and orange and pineapple juices - with most opting for falernum over a basic sugar syrup. The rest is up to the drinkers personal favourites, personally I like Grenadine and cherry juice in mine to add some deeeper colour, and stronger flavours allowing for more Goslings to be added without noticing a change in strength.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 3y

Oh yes! So many test shakes and stirs today, and this one is the biggest hit so far. (28 Sep 2022, 10:55a)

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Sounds like a good day's work!

John Hinojos Premium Member 4y

Great refreshing drink. On the tiki side, but not sweet. I would call this a sneaky tiki, as you do not realize the amount of alcohol you are drinking. Very, very good.