Cocktail picks are small utensils used to add garnishes to drinks. They can be wooden or plastic toothpicks, refillable or disposable, and come in various designs, including metal ones that are more durable. Bamboo skewers are also a popular choice for Asian or tropical-inspired dinners.
Cocktail picks or cocktail picks are small drink utensils that are used to toss garnishes onto cocktails. For example, if you order a martini with an olive, you’d like to eat the olive. By placing the olive on a cocktail pick, you can easily pick the olive and eat it without having to fish through the glass to reach it.
The simplest cocktail choices are wooden or plastic toothpicks, often ones that have a small amount of colored ribbon wrapped around one end to make a drink more festive. Yet there’s no reason to stop at these relatively unimaginative offerings. You can find both refillable and significantly more durable cocktails in a variety of styles, or disposable ones that feature a range of different designs.
Many are familiar with some of the tropical drinks like pina coladas which are usually served with a side of fruit. More typically, you’ll see wooden cocktails with small umbrellas at the ends to emphasize the “tropical” and “island” nature of these drinks. You don’t need to reserve them only for cocktails that contain alcohol. Kids may love umbrella picks threaded through some fruit slices on smoothies, fruit drinks, or even plain sodas like lemon or lime drinks.
In most grocery or beverage stores, you’ll find a variety of single-use plastic cocktail picks. If these are really flexible, they may not throw certain objects properly. Pineapples and pickled onions are notorious enemies of cheap wood and plastic picks.
More lasting choices can be had in a plethora of designs. Some picks have monkeys, pirate symbols, stars, swirls, or even pigs or puffer fish at the ends. If you want to make sure you still have choices at the end of the night, consider the metal ones. These are not likely to be confused with plastic or wooden spears which can be thrown out. Metal cocktail picks also have the advantage that they can crack almost anything without breaking, something you can’t always count on with other varieties.
If you’re looking for elaborate designs in metal picks, you can expect to pay around 10-14 US Dollars (USD) for a set of six. Generally, the more elaborate the design, the more you’ll pay, and you can easily pay over $20 for an older set or one of a higher brand and quality. Another choice, which is very popular when serving Asian or tropical inspired dinners, is a bamboo skewer. These are single use, but a set of 50 can usually be purchased for around $5.
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