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Podcast: The Talk About Las Vegas Podcast | a podcast by Ira Sternberg
Episode: Talking With Pam Ashlund, âQueen of Swizzleâ â June 9, 2025
Description: This week on âTalk About Las Vegas With Ira,â Ira chats with Pam Ashlund, affectionately known as the âQueen of Swizzle.â Pam will be featured at the Casino Collectibles Associationâs 32nd Annual Show, June 12â14 at South Point. In this colorful episode, she stirs up stories about her lifelong fascinationâand yes, slight obsessionâwith swizzle sticks. What began with her motherâs lone swizzle stick from a Chicago lounge has become a sentimental and historic quest to preserve a once-overlooked piece of cocktail culture.
Pam dives into the unexpected depth of swizzle stick collecting: from rare airline and alcohol-branded sticks to mid-cent...