Swizzle sticks are small sticks placed in cocktails to hold fruit or stir the drink. Commonly made of plastic, the swizzle portion of the swizzle stick name originated from the Caribbean cocktail,
Rum SwizzleA Rum Swizzle is a rum-based cocktail often called "Bermuda's national drink". The Royal Gazette has referred to it as "the legendary rum swizzle...perfect for sharing and irresistible to locals and tourists alike" In addition to providing the "swizzle" portion of the 1933 swizzle stick product...
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In 1933, Jay Sindler invented a swizzle stick with a spear-point on one end. Sindler, an engineer, was looking for a way to get the
oliveThe Olive is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin, from Lebanon, Syria and the maritime parts of Turkey and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea...
out of his martini without using his fingers.
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Swizzle sticks are small sticks placed in cocktails to hold fruit or stir the drink. Commonly made of plastic, the swizzle portion of the swizzle stick name originated from the Caribbean cocktail,
Rum SwizzleA Rum Swizzle is a rum-based cocktail often called "Bermuda's national drink". The Royal Gazette has referred to it as "the legendary rum swizzle...perfect for sharing and irresistible to locals and tourists alike" In addition to providing the "swizzle" portion of the 1933 swizzle stick product...
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History
In 1933, Jay Sindler invented a swizzle stick with a spear-point on one end. Sindler, an engineer, was looking for a way to get the
oliveThe Olive is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin, from Lebanon, Syria and the maritime parts of Turkey and northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea...
out of his martini without using his fingers. Sindler was granted a
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on his swizzle stick in 1935.
Organizations often customize the paddles of swizzle sticks with corporate logos or other designs, making swizzle sticks popular with collectors.
Plastic swizzle sticks composed of two very thin tubes joined together are often used as a disposable means of stirring
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in fast food establishments.
The swizzle stick is now found in various designs and made with different materials. In the Caribbean, swizzle sticks are often made of specific types of wood to give certain beverages a distinct flavour.