Post #341349 by jpmartdog on Wed, Oct 31, 2007 7:32 AM

I might be wrong but I believe that the origin of the swizzle stick was from the 40's or early mid century and designed for hi-balls. Drink/hi-balls in those days were typically smaller than the overly indulgent American of today. Many of the hiball glasses were certainly under 6 inches and many 4 or 5 inches tall. A swizzle of 5 or 6" was fine. Today our glasses are much taller, and certainly our tiki-mugs are much taller. With a quick look at many of my tiki mugs , I would say that the distance from tip to rim starts at 6 or 7 ". Not knowing your design, any character or logo or design should begin at 7". It always aggravates me when the decorative element of the swizzle is submerged in the cocktail.

Now, what the heck do you do about the designers making mugs towering at 9" tall! The reality is that there is a need for a swizzle for all styles of drinkware. Rocks, Old Fashion or Mai Tai, Hi-ball, Tiki Mug. Good luck!