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Flirting with Flamingos
House of Swizzle
  • Mar 25, 2021
  • 3 min

Flirting with Flamingos

The Flamingo is synonymous with Florida yet not the State bird (that would be the mockingbird). You will find the flamingo topping...
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“El Ron Del Murcielago”:  The Rum of the Bat
House of Swizzle
  • Aug 16, 2019
  • 3 min

“El Ron Del Murcielago”: The Rum of the Bat

The Bacardi Bat logo has had many changes over the years. The first version was a realistic-looking black bat on a red circular background.
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Service with Charm: The Mystery of the Sheraton Hostesses
House of Swizzle
  • Apr 7, 2019
  • 3 min

Service with Charm: The Mystery of the Sheraton Hostesses

Service with Charm: The Mystery of the Sheraton Hostesses by Diane Lapis Step back in time and imagine yourself at the Mermaid Lounge at...
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Pink Elephants or Blue Mice?
House of Swizzle
  • Apr 2, 2019
  • 2 min

Pink Elephants or Blue Mice?

Pink elephants on the table Pink elephants on the chair Pink elephants on the ceiling, Pink elephants ev'rywhere. Now I'm through making...
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Put some Sizzle in your Swizzle: Gold Luxury Accessory or Tree Branch
House of Swizzle
  • Jul 9, 2018
  • 3 min

Put some Sizzle in your Swizzle: Gold Luxury Accessory or Tree Branch

Retractable drink stirrers, in gold or silver, were all the rage from the 1920’s to the 1950’s. Advertised as jewelry, to be worn on a...
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The Tree of Life
House of Swizzle
  • Jun 9, 2018
  • 2 min

The Tree of Life

From its roots as a fortuitously found fragment of foliage used to stir one cocktails this little twig has inspired modern swizzle stick...
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