swizzles

Twirls cocktail sticks

Swizzles is the plural of swizzle, a mixed drink typically made with rum, lime, sugar, and ice, vigorously stirred or frothed.

The drink gives its name to the swizzle stick, a small rod used to stir cocktails.

As a verb, to swizzle means to stir a drink with such a stick, or more loosely, to mix or agitate.

She swizzles her mojito before each sip.

In British slang, swizzle can also mean a swindle or cheat.

cocktails

rum

Molasses-based liquor

bartender · muddler · tropical · pitcher · punch · planter's · Bermuda · bitters · crushed ice · tall glass

candy

fizzy

Containing dissolved gas

confectionery · effervescent · tangy · sweet · wrapped · colorful · nostalgic · citrus · fruit-flavored · dissolving

stirring

mixing

Combining into one mass

blending · whirling · rotating · churning · whisking · swirling · beating · frothing · aerating · combining

Opposites
mixing method

swizzlesshakes

Trembling or vibrating movements

muddles · blends · whips · stirs · froths

drink state

swizzlesneglects

Fails to care for

agitation level

swizzlessettles

Comes to rest

Phrases
Family

swizzle, swizzled, swizzling, swizzle stick

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