Queens Park Swizzle

Directions

1. 1
   Place mint leaves in a cocktail shaker with sugar cube, lime juice and syrup.
2. 2
   Using a muddler or wooden spoon, gently bruise mint.
3. 3
   Pour rum in, swirl shaker and pour contents into a 10- or 12-ounce tall glass.
4. 4
   Add crushed iced until glass is three-quarters full, then add bitters.
5. 5
   Insert a genuine swizzle stick or a bar spoon into glass, stopping just above mint leaves, and hold its handle between your palms.
6. 6
   Slide your hands back and forth against each other, gently spinning spoon or swizzle stick.
7. 7
   Ideally, liquid and ice will swirl together while top layer of bitters and bottom layer of mint stay undisturbed.
8. 8
   Top with more ice and garnish with a mint sprig.