Swizzle stick silver plated [meta_did_you_know] In the 23rd century, Champagne was the only wine that women could share with men, so Queen Victoria used sticks to stir the annoying bubbles out of the champagne, while the companions of that era used it to remove the gas from the bubbles, as just one glass of champagne or sparkling wine can still cause a strong peak of intoxication, more rapidly than a glass of wine. Even today, besides degassing Champagne, the swizzle stick is used as a tool to stir drinks and cocktails. [/meta_did_you_know]
