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The South Carolina license plate on the Honda stopped in front of me at a red light, and its silhouette of the state’s signature palm looking regrettably like a tarantula atop a swizzle stick.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Add crushed ice two-thirds or so full and agitate (either swizzle back and forth with a swizzle stick or a bar spoon, or else just stir) until the glass begins to frost.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
They’re even served with a replica of a swizzle stick last seen on TWA flights departing here in the early ‘60s.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Those include two porcelain corgis that appeared on the queen’s writing desk ($380) and the Queen Mother’s drinks tray and champagne swizzle stick ($101).
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Some of the more quirky items for sale include a pair of porcelain Beswick corgis, inspired by an archival image of Queen Elizabeth with similar pieces at Windsor Castle, and a champagne swizzle stick, used by Helena Bonham Carter while playing Princess Margaret in season 3.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
Too often they were either glorified juices with a swizzle stick or just sugary-sweet mystery concoctions.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
Use a swizzle stick or your finger to place the drops, then smear them gently and wait for the liquid to dry.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
When spun rapidly between your hands inside the ice-cold cocktail, the swizzle stick will create a thick layer of frost on the outside of a glass—the sign of a perfect swizzle.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Add crushed ice two-thirds or so full and agitate (either swizzle back and forth with a swizzle stick or a bar spoon, or else just stir) until the glass begins to frost.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
They’re even served with a replica of a swizzle stick last seen on TWA flights departing here in the early ‘60s.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Those include two porcelain corgis that appeared on the queen’s writing desk ($380) and the Queen Mother’s drinks tray and champagne swizzle stick ($101).
—Alex Marshall, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Some of the more quirky items for sale include a pair of porcelain Beswick corgis, inspired by an archival image of Queen Elizabeth with similar pieces at Windsor Castle, and a champagne swizzle stick, used by Helena Bonham Carter while playing Princess Margaret in season 3.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024
Too often they were either glorified juices with a swizzle stick or just sugary-sweet mystery concoctions.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2024
Use a swizzle stick or your finger to place the drops, then smear them gently and wait for the liquid to dry.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
When spun rapidly between your hands inside the ice-cold cocktail, the swizzle stick will create a thick layer of frost on the outside of a glass—the sign of a perfect swizzle.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
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“Swizzle stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swizzle%20stick. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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