Right on the introduction page of Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan’s book In the Land of Cocktails the cousins admonish you to try something new. And the ” something” refers, of course, to cocktails.
Their little cocktail book, a compendium of recipes is a fun read but also contains the wonderful history and lore of their famous Brennan restaurateur family and hometown, New Orleans … and boy is New Orleans a cocktail town. 
Their restaurant Café Adelaide (the other is Commander’s Palace) is located inside Lowes New Orleans Hotel on Poydras. And inside Café Adelaide is the famous Swizzle Stick Bar named for Aunt Adelaide who has been referred to by the cousins as their “very own Auntie Mame”. So full of life and living it to the full, Lally and Ti say she wore a gold swizzle stick necklace and “every once in a while she would lean over her drink and swizzle her drink with her necklace.” Get the picture?
To honor Aunt Adelaide we want to celebrate with Ti and Lally, the Cocktail Chicks, at their delicious Café Adelaide perhaps you’ll join us with one of The Adelaide Swizzles from the Swizzle Stick Bar? Their cocktail book is available via HarperCollins.
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The Adelaide Swizzle Cocktail From Cafe Adelaide NOLA
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Description
Although Ti and Lally share this recipe via their book ” In The Land Of Cocktails”. They say they left out the “secret ingredient” so to find out what it is you’ll have to try one at The Swizzle Stick Bar In New Orleans.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 oz (45 ml) amber rum
- juice of 1 lime wedge
- 3 dashes Peychaud's bitters
- 1/4 oz (7 ml) simple syrup
- Secret- ingredient ( when you discover it!)
- Club soda
- Lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- Combine rum, lime juice, bitters, simple syrup and the secret ingredient in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake vigorously.
- Strain over ice into a highball glass, top with club soda, garnish with line wedge and serve.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Cocktails
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cocktail
- Calories: 110
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are Peychaud’s bitters and why are they used in this cocktail?
Peychaud’s bitters are a New Orleans classic — an aromatic, anise-forward bitter created in the city in the 1800s and central to cocktails like the Sazerac. In the Adelaide Swizzle, 3 dashes add a floral, slightly spicy backbone to the 1½ oz amber rum, lime juice, and ¼ oz simple syrup base; they are a distinctly NOLA ingredient and not a generic substitute for Angostura.
What is the “secret ingredient” listed in the recipe?
The recipe deliberately keeps it a mystery — the ingredient list names it only as “Secret ingredient (when you discover it!)” and the article frames Café Adelaide’s Swizzle Stick Bar as a destination experience. The full recipe appears in Ti Adelaide Martin and Lally Brennan’s book In the Land of Cocktails, available via HarperCollins, if you want the complete version.
