Rum

152 (One-Fifty-Two)

Name: 152 (One-Fifty-Two)
Yield: 1 servings

Glass: Double Old-Fashioned

Smuggler's Cove riff on the 151 Swizzle, the joke being one extra ounce of black rum floated on top of the 151, hence one-fifty-two.

rum tiki modern-craft swizzle lime falernum demerara

Ingredients

fresh lime juice (0.75 oz)
falernum (0.5 oz)
Angostura bitters (6 dashes)
151-proof Demerara rum (1.5 oz)
crushed ice (1 cup)
black blended Jamaican rum (1 oz)
mint sprig (1)

152 is Martin Cate's deadpan Smuggler's Cove riff on the classic 151 Swizzle: the 151 swizzle base stays intact, but a one-ounce float of black blended Jamaican rum goes on top, 151 plus 1 equals 152.¹ The float is structurally load-bearing rather than decorative; the black rum's molasses-and-tar weight sits on the cold crushed-ice column and pulls down through the swizzle as the drink is sipped, layering Jamaican funk over the Demerara base. Swizzle technique (lele stick spun between the palms) is the build move here; a barspoon stir is acceptable but the texture suffers.¹

Brand recommendations. Best: Hamilton 151 Demerara for the base; Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black or Coruba for the float; BG Reynolds or homemade falernum; Angostura aromatic bitters. Economical: Lemon Hart 151 or Cruzan 151; Myers's Original Dark; John D. Taylor's Velvet Falernum.

Instructions

In a double old-fashioned glass combine fresh lime juice, falernum, Angostura bitters, and 151-proof Demerara rum.
Fill the glass with crushed ice and swizzle with a lele stick until the glass frosts.
Top with more crushed ice to mound, then float black blended Jamaican rum over the top; do not stir.
Garnish with a mint sprig.

Sources

Smuggler's Cove, https://smugglerscovesf.com/ (accessed 2026-05-03), venue source for the 152 house spec (151 Swizzle base with a one-ounce float of black blended Jamaican rum on top) and the swizzle technique (lele stick spun between the palms). (Note: 152 does not appear in the 2016 Smuggler's Cove book.) ↩
Disambiguation note, this is the modern Smuggler's Cove drink, distinct from the unrelated Mai-Kai-style "Shrunken Skull" / overproof venue swizzles that occasionally surface under similar names.