![]() ![]() And that’s how the swizzle in Bermuda was created.” They created the cocktail in a pitcher using the swizzle stick, which is cut from, which would agitate the drink and make it foamy. “In the 1930s, the inventory of what was available on the island was pretty limited, so they used what they could, which was orange and pineapple juices, some lemon juice and falernum. To make the drink back then, “they used the rums available locally, which was Gosling's Rum, and blended it with a Barbados rum that was also prevalent on the island at the time,” he says. However, Correia asserts that its origins “as it pertains to Bermuda” date back to 1932, when the Outerbridge family, a prominent local family with roots on the island going as far back as the 1600s, opened the Swizzle Inn in Bailey’s Bay, part of Hamilton Parish on the north side of the island, and put their own twist on the drink using whatever was available at the time. Other locales outside of Bermuda have also staked their claim as the inventors, including Caribeean islands like Saint Kitts and Barbados. While many bars and restaurants around the island offer rum swizzles, each with its own variation on the recipe, the Swizzle Inn remains the most vocal about theirs and their claim of its origins. I have people come in and ask me to taste and they want me to tell them that theirs is better than ours, but of course I never do.” Everyone wants you to try their rum swizzle, but what I tell people is that we have the original. “The recipes change radically depending on who you’re talking to. ![]() ![]() “Everyone here in Bermuda who makes a rum swizzle claims that they have the best one,” says Correia. Just ask Jay Correia, owner of the Swizzle Inn, a local pub and restaurant that claims ownership of the invention of the rum swizzle. But because no two renditions are the same, locals often find it difficult to come to a consensus over whose blend is best. Often referred to as “Bermuda’s national drink,” the rum-based cocktail is a staple at bars and restaurants across the island and typically contains a blend of different citrus juices, spices and bitters. There’s no right way to make a rum swizzle, just ask any Bermudian. ![]()
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