cocktail picks

Olive-holding tiny sticks

Cocktail picks are small skewers used to spear garnishes in drinks—olives in martinis, cherries in Manhattans, citrus twists in old fashioneds.

They range from simple wooden toothpicks to decorative metal or plastic spears, sometimes ornate: The bartender handed me a martini with three olives on a silver cocktail pick.

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maraschino cherry · martini · garnish · happy hour · umbrella · sword · bamboo · appetizer · appetizer tray · hors d'oeuvres · finger foods · spear · stir · bar · fruit · onion · pearl · fancy

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bar tool function

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Small drink-mixing implements

muddlers · straws · jiggers · shakers

utensil action

cocktail picksstirrers

Tools for mixing drinks

mixers · whisks · spoons · ladles

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G