# Twenty Seventy Swizzle

Contrasting rum styles carry lime, honey, demerara, allspice, anise, bitters, and nutmeg through Martin Cate and Ron Roumas’s dark modern swizzle.

Strength: 31% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 30 ml [Column-still aged rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/column-still-aged-rum.md)
- 30 ml [Black blended overproof rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/black-blended-overproof-rum.md)
- 15 ml [Fresh lime juice](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/fresh-lime-juice.md)
- 15 ml [Demerara syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/demerara-syrup.md) — Use a rich syrup made with two parts demerara sugar to one part water.
- 15 ml [Honey syrup](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/honey-syrup.md) — Mix equal parts honey and warm water; refrigerate and use within two weeks.
- 7.5 ml [Allspice dram](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/allspice-dram.md)
- 3 drops [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)
- 3 drops [Anise spirit](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/anise-spirit.md) — Use a dry anise spirit.
- 1 pinch [Nutmeg](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/nutmeg.md) — Use a small pinch of freshly grated nutmeg.

## Glassware

Collins glass

## Garnish

- Mint sprig — Use a tall, fresh mint sprig.

## Method

1. Add all the ingredients to a chilled Collins glass and fill it three-quarters with crushed ice.
2. Swizzle until the outside of the glass frosts, then top with more crushed ice.

## Related drinks

- [Demerara Dry Float](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/demerara-dry-float.md): Lime, passion fruit, maraschino, and aged rum make an unusually tart tropical drink whose overproof black-rum sidecar lets the drinker choose the danger.
- [Mundo Perdido](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mundo-perdido.md): Black rum and apple brandy give this compact modern tiki sour a dark fruit core, sharpened by lemon and rounded with cinnamon and demerara.
- [Hurricane](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/hurricane.md): The restored New Orleans branch is unapologetically huge and simple: black rum, lemon, and passion fruit in a two-one-one strong-sour-sweet avalanche.
- [Jungle Bird](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/jungle-bird.md): A dark-rum tropical drink cut by pineapple, fresh lime, and the firm bitterness of Campari.
- [The Expedition](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/the-expedition.md): Martin Cate’s cover-star tiki drink sets black rum and bourbon against lime, chicory coffee, three measured syrups, and soda for dark, layered refreshment.
- [Nui Nui](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/nui-nui.md): Aged rum, orange, and lime carry cinnamon, vanilla, allspice, and bitters in one of Donn Beach's most aromatic and spice-led tropical drinks.
- [Three Dots and a Dash](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/three-dots-and-a-dash.md): Donn Beach's wartime victory drink, joining aged agricole and blended rum with honeyed citrus and a precise current of island spice.
- [Formidable Dragon](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/formidable-dragon.md): Three rum styles, Amaro di Angostura, molasses, honey, and twin citrus make Martin Cate’s huge modern tropical drink dark, spicy, and surprisingly coherent.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/twenty-seventy-swizzle
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/twenty-seventy-swizzle-e6b01cd6.webp
- Recipe source: https://drinks.chrisruppel.com/drinks/twenty-seventy-swizzle/