Swizzle sticks are more than just a fun '50s accoutrement. They date back 400 years, and when used right, they make a difference in the taste of your drink.

The Queen's Park Swizzle, Trinidad and Tobago's signature cocktail, combines mint, rum, lime, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters into a colorful, layered, Caribbean classic.

You could put a swizzle stick in a swizzled drink, but let’s not confuse things here. The Rum Swizzle is probably the most well known swizzled cocktail. It’s the national drink of Bermuda and ...

To make swizzle sticks, spear three cranberries alternately with two mint leaves on wooden skewers. Prepare 15 to 20 skewers. Place skewers on a baking sheet. Cover with damp paper towels and ...

The off-menu Swizzle #3 is Scofflaw’s most popular. Featuring Death’s Door gin, Lillet, Falernum and passion fruit, it represents the bitter, boozy, fruitiness of swizzles at their best.

A darker rum such as Gosling's Black Seal or a richer, darker aged rum such as Pampero Anniversario is best. But any aged rum can work here. For falernum, a spice-and-lime infused rum, Jason ...