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{{Short description|Small stick used to hold fruit garnishes or stir drinks}}
{{Short description|Small stick used to hold fruit garnishes or stir drinks}}
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{{more footnotes|date=July 2018}}
[[File:Sailors Swizzle.jpg|lext|thumb|Traditional ''[[Quararibea turbinata]]'' swizzle stick liying in front of a rum-based cocktail ([[Sailors Swizzle]])]]
[[File:Touillettes.JPG|thumb|Three common coffee swizzle sticks (French: ''Touillettes'')]]
[[File:Touillettes.JPG|thumb|Three common coffee swizzle sticks (French: ''Touillettes'')]]

A '''swizzle stick''' is a small stick used to stir drinks. The original swizzle sticks were created in the 18th century at a [[rum]] plantation in the West Indies using the [[branch]] of the ''[[Quararibea turbinata]]'' (also known as the "Swizzle stick tree"). In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stir sticks made of glass were created to shake out the bubbles from [[champagne]], whose carbonation caused indigestion for some drinkers.
A '''swizzle stick''' is a small stick used to stir drinks. The original swizzle sticks were created in the 18th century at a [[rum]] plantation in the West Indies using the [[branch]] of the ''[[Quararibea turbinata]]'' (also known as the "Swizzle stick tree"). In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stir sticks made of glass were created to shake out the bubbles from [[champagne]], whose carbonation caused indigestion for some drinkers.



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Traditional Quararibea turbinata swizzle stick liying in front of a rum-based cocktail (Sailors Swizzle)
Three common coffee swizzle sticks (French: Touillettes)

A swizzle stick is a small stick used to stir drinks. The original swizzle sticks were created in the 18th century at a rum plantation in the West Indies using the branch of the Quararibea turbinata (also known as the "Swizzle stick tree"). In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, stir sticks made of glass were created to shake out the bubbles from champagne, whose carbonation caused indigestion for some drinkers.

Swizzle sticks became particularly ornate with the advent of themed establishments such as the tiki bar and are sometimes kept as a souvenir or collected.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Carter, Duke (2003). Tiki Quest. Chicago: Pegboard Press.
  2. ^ "Swizzle sticks make a tiki comeback". punchdrink.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

"The International Swizzle Sticks Collector Association".