"The ultimate goal of the Shawn Soole and The Liquid Revolution is to deliver high quality, well designed bar tools at an affordable price while maintaining not only accessibility to bartenders but also the general public. Mixology for the People"

When it came time to designing the VIVA! Stick I looked at everything that was negative about muddlers and tried to make it as perfect as possible. I had the option to use wood, stainless steel or plastic and although I love wood I don't believe it is practical in this day and age with food safety and hygiene being such a big and public issue. Plastic seemed like the most logical choice as I think steel and glass should never meet. I wanted it to be at least 12 inches long so that you had good grip and leverage even in a tall pint glass or in a Boston glass.

I also wanted it to have a waffled bottom, I know a lot of people say waffled bottoms tear the mint up but when you have good leverage and length you need to use less force to muddle. The redesign is a lot more subtle than the original white and purple ones but still stands out behind the wood. It has better grip, a slightly heavier stance and I think is much more efficient than the first.