The strong association of the ceremonial drink with a swizzle stick is pragmatic evidence for the etymology suggested.
The swizzle stick functions as a primitive and somewhat inefficient egg-beater.
The plan is that a swizzle stick will automatically be put into any drink served by bar staff.
It is not possible simply to issue swizzle sticks to people.
They go to a singles bar where they end up having a friendly competition of who can get the most swizzle sticks in one hour.
Its long handle is similar to an iced tea spoon but is usually decorative and elegant - some variations mimic large swizzle sticks, with a disc at one end.
Their hats are trimmed with swizzle sticks, foxtails and pipe cleaners.
His first forays into sculpture were experiments with plastic swizzle sticks.
