Cocktail umbrella

Cocktails with umbrella

Observe the pink retaining ring under the white collar connecting to the ribs.

A cocktail umbrella is a small umbrella or parasol made from paper, paperboard, and a toothpick, used as a garnish or decoration in cocktails, desserts or other food and beverages.

The umbrella is fashioned out of paper, which can be patterned, with cardboard ribs. The ribs are made from cardboard in order to provide flexibility and to hinge so the umbrella can be pulled shut much like an ordinary umbrella. A small plastic retaining ring is often fashioned against the stem, a toothpick, in order to prevent the umbrella from folding up spontaneously. Also note that there is a sleeve of folded newspaper under the collar to act as a spacer. This newspaper is usually Japanese, Chinese or Indian hinting at the umbrella's origin.^{[citation needed]}

The cocktail umbrella is believed to have arrived on the bar scene as early as 1932 courtesy of Victor Bergeron of Trader Vic's in San Francisco although it is, by Vic's own admission, a presentation picked up from Don the Beachcomber (now closed). Upon introduction, umbrellas were considered very exotic as were most things from the Pacific Rim.

See also

• Cocktail
• Cocktail stick
• Swizzlestick Tree
• Tiki mugs

External links

• "DIY - How to make cocktail umbrellas". Handmade magazine. 2007-02-15. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20080720031813/http://www.handmade.com.au/extras/webex_umbrellas.php. 
• "Who invented the cocktail umbrella--and why?". The Straight Dope. 2000-11-17. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2365/who-invented-the-cocktail-umbrella-and-why. 
• "A long-overdue tribute to the cocktail umbrella By Eric Johnson". Glorious Shades. 1999-06-17. http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/06.17.99/cover/b&c-umbrella-9924.html. 

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