swizzled; swizzling
ˈswi-zə-liŋ 
ˈswiz-liŋ
: to drink especially to excess : guzzle
: to mix or stir with or as if with a swizzle stick
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
The terrace pool bar makes a mean version of Bermuda’s unofficial national cocktail, the rum swizzle: pineapple, orange, and cranberry juice, Angostura bitters, and two types of rum (including Bermuda’s own Goslings, of course).
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
An Old Fashioned will be pretty similar to a version swizzled on the fly with lemon, but a vermouthless Manhattan made with natural flavors and juice concentrates will not be a shortcut to sophistication.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Add crushed ice two-thirds or so full and agitate (either swizzle back and forth with a swizzle stick or a bar spoon, or else just stir) until the glass begins to frost.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
The terrace pool bar makes a mean version of Bermuda’s unofficial national cocktail, the rum swizzle: pineapple, orange, and cranberry juice, Angostura bitters, and two types of rum (including Bermuda’s own Goslings, of course).
—Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2025
Verb
To use, heat a mug of milk, then swizzle the stick in the warm liquid until the chocolate melts.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
An Old Fashioned will be pretty similar to a version swizzled on the fly with lemon, but a vermouthless Manhattan made with natural flavors and juice concentrates will not be a shortcut to sophistication.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Swizzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swizzle. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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