The 9 Best Cocktail Picks in 2022

Best Overall: 20-Piece Stainless Steel Cocktail Picks

If you’ve ever worked a bar or stocked cocktail picks at your home, you know how quickly these tiny picks disappear down sinks and in dishwashers. This stainless steel set offers 20 martini picks at an affordable price, meaning, you won’t sweat if one vanishes. 

There are four different styles of picks—five of each. All are minimalistic, perfect for perching on the side of a Martini glass or stabbing a small olive or onion with. 

Made with anticorrosive, unbreakable, and rustproof stainless steel, these picks are designed to last through years. Place them in the cutlery compartment of your dishwasher or rinse clean after use. 

Pro Tip: Tired of having cocktail picks disappear? Store them in a small glass on top of your bar or bar cart for easy access. 

Best Style: Love & Victory Cocktail Picks

Love & Victory, a Brooklyn-based creative studio founded by designer Meg Moorhouse, has long been a favorite of the craft cocktail community, often partnering with spirits brands to create custom swag.

These eye-catching cocktail picks will not only look effortlessly chic atop an elegant coupe or rocks glass, but they'll also serve as a conversation starter for your cocktail guests. Choose from a set of four leopard, snake, or evil eye pins made from metal with gold-tone, with an enamel finish. You'll want to hand wash these beauties.

Best Budget: 35-Piece Cocktail Pick

While many cocktail picks are offered in just one size, this set comes with three different length options, ideal for every and any type of cocktail. Thread a few olives on the 4-inch stick and rest it on the side of a Martini or drink served up. The 6-inch stick will fit perfectly in any rocks glass—citrus threaded for something stirred, or tropical fruit in a Tiki-leaning drink. At 8-inches long, the larger stick is ideal for Highballs or Bloody Marys—add your favorite pickles or a slice of bacon onto it and pop it in your drink.

Made with 304 stainless steel, the material is easy-to-clean, food-safe, and rust-resistant.

Best Splurge: Martini Pick Him and Her

While many picks are designed to be lost without a care, Martini Pic’s over-the-top options are crafted to be the focal point in your drink. Handcrafted from sterling silver and carefully polished to finish, two picks are included in this set (‘his and hers,’ the brand notes). One is straight and slightly tapered, while the other has minimalistic, post-modern curves. 

Both arrive in a black velvet pouch. Pricey? Yes. A great gift for a celebrating cocktail-loving couple? Absolutely. 

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Best Design: FS Objects Spar Cocktail Picks

These undeniably chic picks offer a multitude of uses. Use them to usher olives into your mouth, pin them through tiny sandwiches, or rest them on the side of your cocktail glass—they’re up for the task. These tiny rods are vaguely inspired by the nautical (spot flags, fishing bobbers, and buoys) with small shapes dotting every inch or so.

Each pick is ever-so-slightly unique, allowing guests the opportunity to identify their drink. Four picks come per order. At five and a half inches long, these are suited to most standard cocktails. They aren’t the cheapest of options, but for what they lack in price, they make up with in design.

Best Stainless Steel: Cocktail Kingdom Stainless Steel Picks

Simple, classic, and sturdy, these no-fuss stainless steel cocktail picks from barware giant Cocktail Kingdom are designed for maximum use. 

Dishwasher safe and made with durable stainless steel, these are designed to withstand high-volume bars or happy hours where the drinks are flowing. They come in a pack of twelve, so if you lose one you’re equipped with plenty of backup. 

At 4-inches long they’re the perfect size for a Martini, though they’re also long enough to fit in most standard cocktail glasses, plus, they’re the ideal length to pick cherries out of the bottom of your Manhattan.  

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Best Vintage Inspired: Viski Gunmetal Picks

Viski’s gunmetal black cocktail picks give a nod to the cocktail movements of yore; each pick is topped off with an Art Deco-inspired fan detail. They are heavy, durable, and best of all, the finish is designed to last—it won’t chip off and flake into your drink.

These picks also have a nice weight to them—they’re pleasant to hold in your hand. Each pick is made with stainless steel, allowing easy clean-up.

At 5-inches long, these are slightly longer than your standard cocktail pick. Use them to add garnishes to your favorite drink, or these picks double as a sleek tool for picking up small plates—cheeses, meats, dried fruit, and other snacks. 

Best Bamboo: Handmade Cocktail Picks

While stainless steel, last-forever cocktail picks certainly serve a purpose, if you’re entertaining a crowd or if you tend to lose picks, investing in higher-priced ones may not be a swell idea. That’s where bamboo picks come in. These high-quality, low-cost picks are meant to be tossed.

The picks feature smooth edges—no splinters or burrs. With little gold balls perched on the top of each skewer, these are a little more elevated than your standard disposable Martini pick. 

Each set comes with 120 4.7-inch skewers. 

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