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Graeme McPherson’s Avatar Graeme McPherson
8th November 2024 at 09:59
This is not very far away from a drink called a Freight Train Swizzle which adds a touch of Green Chartreuse and leaves out the lemon juice. Either way you can’t go wrong!
Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
8th August 2024 at 10:26
Bacardi 8 year worked well for this. Prominent rum flavor, but balanced out by the citrus/clove/brown sugar/bitters. Great easy-to-make rum drink.
Matt’s Avatar Matt
26th July 2024 at 01:13
Delicious - rum leads the flavor, and is underscored by the Demerara syrup. Falernum and bitters add depth of flavor, and the lime (softened by the lemon) give a citrus brightness.
Annechien’s Avatar Annechien
17th June 2024 at 19:58
Made this with diplomatico reserva exclusiva. Gorgeous! The garnishes really add to the whole experience. The drink is dark and sticky but smells fresh because of the mint/orange.
Jose Cruz’s Avatar Jose Cruz
22nd January 2024 at 04:50
Added 45ML pineapple, for a easier sipping drink. Used my 12 YO rum but too much going on for it to shine, next time will use 6 year old :)
Jose Cruz’s Avatar Jose Cruz
17th December 2023 at 04:50
Made with El Dorado 12 YO rum, i used turbinado syrup instead of demerara. amazing Drink. Cheers
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
16th October 2023 at 01:31
Made this with Mount Gay gold, cut the sugar syrup in half, added a float of 151 Demerara rum. It was wonderful.
David M.’s Avatar David M.
19th September 2023 at 02:14
Pleasant first use of Falernum and swizzling but a little on the mild side. Look forward to a Green Swizzle next time.
Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
3rd March 2023 at 23:56
Interesting that I lean away from sweet cocktails, and yet found this one not overly sweet as posted. Next time, I may try the over-proof rum as John suggested.
Vera Lycaon’s Avatar Vera Lycaon
3rd January 2023 at 12:23
Substituted sugar with an equal amount of (slightly less sweet) cane syrup after reading the reviews here, as well as bumping up the lemon just a notch to match the lime. Wonderfully refreshing; need to see about making more of these during the summer months.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
17th November 2021 at 02:32
Being big rum drinkers, we loved this. Did cut back on the sugar syrup by 1/3. Also used a slightly overproof rum (90 proof) which balanced out the sweetness. All-in-all a very refreshing drink which went perfect with a spicy dinner. Would do again, but perhaps cut back on the sugar syrup by 1/2.
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Anonymous

28th June 2021 at 15:35
Fully agree with Chelsea Noble that it’s a little on the sweet side and increasing the juice while reducing the syrup does make it more refreshing to my taste.
24th May 2021 at 01:01
Delightfully refreshing! Great way to feature a good aged rum while still making it easy to drink. A little sweeter than I would normally go with both the falernum and the demerara syrup. I think I might try just a quarter oz of syrup next time.
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Anonymous

17th March 2021 at 04:18
A bit too tart with the specified lime/lemon (and I'm not really a fan of sugary drinks)- should be balanced with pineapple juice or perhaps honey to offset the bitter/tart citrus. Very good base and can easily be layered with complimentary flavors (on the strong side)
helen jones’ Avatar helen jones
5th June 2020 at 17:27
Yes! This was really yummy. The angustora is prominent and you get all the different flavours. A new favourite.
Kristof Jacobs’ Avatar Kristof Jacobs
27th April 2020 at 19:03
Like like like! This could become one of my favorites.