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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 Swizzle]].<ref>Levine, Joshua. (November 12, 1990) [[Forbes]] ''Stirring story. (swizzle stick maker Spir-it Inc.) (company profile).'' Volume 146; Issue 11; Page 308.</ref>
'''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 Swizzle]].<ref>Levine, Joshua. (November 12, 1990) [[Forbes]] ''Stirring story. (swizzle stick maker Spir-it Inc.) (company profile).'' Volume 146; Issue 11; Page 308.</ref>


Also, swizzle sticks were used by the vikings as prodding tools== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Cocktail stick]]
* [[Cocktail stick]]
* [[Cocktail umbrella]]
* [[Cocktail umbrella]]

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Three common coffee swizzle sticks
A Bloody Mary cocktail with a swizzle stick.

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 Swizzle.[1]

Also, swizzle sticks were used by the vikings as prodding tools== See also ==

Notes

  1. ^ Levine, Joshua. (November 12, 1990) Forbes Stirring story. (swizzle stick maker Spir-it Inc.) (company profile). Volume 146; Issue 11; Page 308.
  • "BBC News - Swizzle stick to detect drugs". news.bbc.co.uk. August 7, 2001. Retrieved 2008-07-11.