Swizzle sticks were typically used in hotel bars in the mid-20th century—the Swizzle Inn at Blue Hole is said to have served its first rum swizzle in 1932. This unusual five-pronged example, made out of a Surinam cherry twig, was used to mix drinks at the Bermudiana Hotel in Hamilton.

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