The famous Cocktail umbrella is used as a garnish to decorate cocktails, desserts or other food and beverages all over the world. First introduced in 1932 it was considered extremely exotic. Nowadays the cocktail umbrella is usually made from recycled newspapers from China, a toothpick, and cardboard ribs with a plastic retaining ring on the top of the stem. … Continue reading THE STORY OF COCKTAIL UMBRELLAS