The restaurant information is imprinted on a common Moai swizzle. No information found regarding the restaurant.
Vintage swizzle from Shangri-La Chicago which is now closed. This swizzle was produced in multiple colors.
Vintage swizzle from Shangri-La Chicago which is now closed. This swizzle was produced in multiple colors.
This swizzle displays the Tiki Bob logo imprinted on a flat pick. Tiki Bob is immortalized as a mug and on a pole outside the original San Francisco location.
This 8.5" long swizzle is shaped like a Bird of Paradise flower on a stem with a Pineapple at the base. It also has a break-off point towards the bottom so that you can shorten it for Mai Tai glasses or Tiki Mugs AND also use the bottom Pineapple piece as a fruit spear.
This is a yellow plastic swizzle featuring the Boozin' Baboon design by Doug Horne that was previously issued in mug form. There was also a matching green version produced at the same time. They were supposed to arrive in time for the release of the Second Edition Boozin' Baboon Mug (Green Glaze) but weren't ready till a little later.
This is a green plastic swizzle featuring the Boozin' Baboon design by Doug Horne that was previously issued in mug form. There was also a matching yellow version produced at the same time. They were supposed to arrive in time for the release of the Second Edition Boozin' Baboon Mug (Green Glaze) but weren't ready till a little later.
This is a blue swizzle marked for the Mai Kai Bar & Restaurant. Unlike other versions with an arrowhead shaped point at end, this one does not.
A short sailfish swizzle from Hidden Harbor in pink, designed by Tony Canepa. These were issued in pink, a sort of peach/orange/coral, and 2 different shades of clear blue (regular and aqua).
An orange swizzle with a lifesaver at the end, marked for the S.O.S. Tiki Bar in Decatur, Georgia.
The Tropics was located in the Hotel Chicagoan in Chicago. The Chicagoan opened in 1937. Based on found internet information, The Tropics was open at least into 1946. Swizzle is topped with a 3D woman in the sun, possibly sitting by a pool.
This design was produced in several colors as generic Moai swizzles, or branded for various locales. The Moai head has three vertical lines on the chin and there is a small crosspiece of decoration below the head also.
Ronnie's Rebel Room was a Nassau night club with live music. It was open from at least the early 80s through early 90s. Found no information on when it closed.
This pick was used as a base for many tiki bars. It was produced in many colors and can be found with both foil and molded imprints. Kona Kai in San Diego is the most commonly seen version of this pick.
Vintage swizzle from Shangri-La, Chicago which is now closed. This swizzle was produced in multiple colors.
This pink plastic swizzle is marked "Lei Vapors Hot Springs". There is a Hot Springs, Arkansas that had a notorious establishment called The Vapors which was a nightclub during the last era of illegal gambling in the city. Upscale entertainment in the style of Las Vegas, Nevada—featuring well-known acts like Edgar Bergen, the Smothers Brothers, and Tony Bennett—distinguished it from many of the rival clubs in the area. However, it's not clear if this swizzle was from there or another similarly named establishment.
This swizzle features a couple under a palm tree and a curved stem with the Castaways logo.
The Castaways Resort was located in Florida from 1958 - 1981. The resort was home to the Wreck Bar and the Tahitian Bar. Over the course of their existence the created a prolific amount of swizzles for the resort and individual bars as well as combinations.
Swizzle stick served at Thrasher's Rum distillery and its adjoining tiki bar, Tiki TNT, in Washington, DC.
Served at Tiki TNT in Washington DC, used to skewer fruit garnishes.
Served at Tiki TNT in Washington DC.
This mug has a swimming female figure on one end and was designed after the Jaws (1975) film posters so that when inserted into one of the Bruce the Shark mugs it appears just like the poster, and looks like the shark is swimming upwards to attack the swimmer. Two of these swizzles were included with each mug purchase from MONDO.
This is a wooden swizzle with the Deadhead Rum logo printed in black. Given out with cocktails at Deadhead Rum sponsored events.
This swizzle stick was produced to accompany the Mystic Libations book which combines fantasy roleplaying with tiki style cocktails. It came in either purple or green.
From Trader Brandon's website: "Created by former Walt Disney Imagineer Brandon Kleyla, and writer/actor Todd Stashwick (12 Monkeys, Supernatural), Mystic Libations is a collection of over 100 delicious cocktail and mocktail recipes from mixologist Roy Hanzal (Trader Sam's). But there’s more! Also included are in-world stories, an original RPG adventure inspired by Brio and Torrey's adventures, plus an exclusively created player sub-class! This book is certain to conjure a delicious new experience for your game nights!"
This is a six inch stainless steel rod with a cast white metal parrot finished in copper.
From Grider: "Each Topper is hand sculpted by MK Grider he then takes that sculpt and vulcanizes it in a silicone rubber creating a mold. That mold is put into a centrifuge and hot metal is poured into the mold. The metal is cast around a stainless steel rod, that we cut to size and hand sand, securing it into place. Each one is then hand sanded and polished and sent to be plated where it gets a copper, nickel, or brass finish. Once back we patina each one and then polish and coat with a crystal clear enamel!"
This is a six inch stainless steel rod with a cast white metal moai head finished in bronze with rhinestone eyes.
From Grider: "Each Topper is hand sculpted by MK Grider he then takes that sculpt and vulcanizes it in a silicone rubber creating a mold. That mold is put into a centrifuge and hot metal is poured into the mold. The metal is cast around a stainless steel rod, that we cut to size and hand sand, securing it into place. Each one is then hand sanded and polished and sent to be plated where it gets a copper, nickel, or brass finish. Once back we patina each one and then polish and coat with a crystal clear enamel!"
Swizzle features Coco Joes's logo with Volcano and beach bum relaxing under a palm tree reading a book.
Coco Joe's was located in Punaluu, Hawaii and was a maker of lava-based and Hawaiian wood-based ("hapawood" or half-wood) resin souvenirs. The company was started in 1960 by Donald R Gallacher (a returning WWII veteran). Coco Joe's continued into the 1980s before going out of business. Gallacher was honored by the U.S. Small Business administration as the Hawaii Small Businessman of the Year in 1973 at which time he had 50 employees producing 400 designs (including jewelry and children's books, ashtrays, statues, plaques, and more).
Marvin Chin, owner of the Chin Tiki, also owned the Port O' Three Tiki restaurant in nearby Bloomfield Hills, MI. Its menu, swizzles, and signage used many of the same graphics as the Chin Tiki. The Port O' Three name came from his "three types of food" concept for the restaurant which he advertised for on his matchbooks: "A unique combination of sea food, Polynesian, and Japanese cuisine under one roof....". It opened in 1971 but only lasted a couple of years.
Swizzle stick from Hugman's Oasis, downstairs tiki bar at House of Má, San Antonio, TX. The swizzle features 3 skulls impaled on a spear.
This is a red plastic swizzle shaped like a spear and topped with the Kahala Koa logo tiki, marked with "Kahala Koa" in yellow bamboo letters.
The House Without a Key is a novel that was written in 1925 by Earl Derr Biggers -- the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries. But it is also a real life place in Waikiki. The Halekulani hotel and its House Without A Key restaurant/bar began its life in 1907 as the Hau Tree Residential Hotel, a relatively modest establishment with a beachfront house and five bungalows. By the 1980s, the Halekulani hotel had grown, but the skyrocketing costs of Waikiki beachfront property made such a small resort impractical so it was sold to Japan’s Mitsui Corporation, which then created the “new” Halekulani around the old grounds and original building, with 453 elegant new rooms, updating it into a modern resort.
This is a white plastic swizzle topped with a hula girl with crossed arms and marked for the Hawaiian Room from the Hotel Lexington in New York City.
This is a pea green plastic swizzle with Keiki Bob at top and a Frog at bottom made to go with the Keiki Bob mug.
Designed by Tiki tOny and sculpted by THOR and manufactured by Royer. Produced by TikiLand Trading.
This is a plastic swizzle with the sign lettering from the 1960s-70s Titusville, Florida restaurant.
This is a plastic paddle-shaped swizzle marked for the Tonga Lei in Malibu, California.
This is a plastic paddle-shaped swizzle marked for the Tonga Lei in Malibu, California.
This swizzle has a moai topping a bamboo paddle.
This swizzle has a moai topping a bamboo paddle.
This swizzle has a moai topping a bamboo paddle.
This MCM inspired black cat swizzle is laser cut acrylic. It was designed to perch on either side of your glass with her front or back leg. The tail can double as a garnish pick. This is the short version designed to fit a Mai Tai glass.
This MCM inspired black cat swizzle is laser cut acrylic. It was designed to perch on either side of your glass with her front or back leg. The tail can double as a garnish pick. This is the tall version designed to fit a Zombie glass.