The Olympic black cocktail glass in two lines
The Olympic black cocktail glass by Stölzle Lausitz is a wide bowl on a stem: 240ml, 17.2cm tall, 11.6cm across at the rim. The glass is lead-free crystal glass, machine-made. Outside it is matt black, and the inside of the bowl shows the gold. It weighs 210g. The pack holds six glasses.
Who it is for
For a bar that serves the classic cocktails without ice: the maker names the Martini, the Manhattan and the Daiquiri. With an 11.6cm rim the drink reaches the guest as a wide surface on a gold base, and the garnish has room to rest. It is the glass for a signature serve that needs a look of its own, in a venue where the rest of the list goes out in clear glass.
The limit needs stating: from the side you see only the black. A drink that sells on its colour, seen from the next table, wants a clear glass. This one works from above, for the person holding it.
The colour of the black cocktail glass: applied outside, then fired
The maker describes it like this: an organic colour applied to the outside wall and then fired. For this reason it declares the glasses dishwasher safe. The drink touches the glass, not the colour.
For a bar manager it is the difference between a showpiece and a working glass. One that has to be washed by hand at the end of the night gets little use. One that goes into the rack stays on the list every evening. The maker does not say how many cycles the finish withstands, and the coloured wall is cleaned with soft sponges only.
Specifications
- Capacity: 240ml
- Height: 17.2cm
- Rim diameter: 11.6cm
- Foot diameter: 7.75cm
- Weight per glass: 210g
- Material: lead-free crystal glass, machine-made
- Finish: black and gold applied to the outside and fired
- Dishwasher safe: declared by the maker
- Pack quantity: 6 glasses
- Maker’s collection: Elements
240ml, with the margin
A cocktail shaken and strained takes up less than half of 240ml. The rest is margin, and it has a use: the glass crosses the room without the drink reaching the rim, and the waiter does not slow down. The maker describes a solid base and slightly reinforced walls, with a low centre of gravity. It weighs 210g, thirty more than the same glass in clear.
The stem keeps the hand away from the bowl, so the drink stays cold for longer and fewer fingerprints are left on the matt black.
Six glasses per pack
Six glasses cover a table, and a drink on the list served in this black cocktail glass runs on two packs plus the spares. The finish is a standard production one and the code is in the maker’s current catalogue: after a breakage you reorder the same glass, not a similar one.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 packs -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item. The discount applies automatically in the basket.
Next to the other Olympic glasses
The same cocktail glass comes in white and gold. In the black finish there is the 230ml champagne coupe, lower and narrower, for sparkling wine. The clear coupes are in the cocktail coupes category.
At home it is the glass for the evening Martini or for a Daiquiri made with the new shaker: six glasses that go in the dishwasher afterwards.
FAQ
Can the black cocktail glass go in the dishwasher? Yes, the maker declares it: the colour is applied to the outside and fired.
Is the gold on the inside, in contact with the drink? No. The colour is on the outside wall, and inside there is glass.
Which drinks is it for? The maker lists the Martini, the Manhattan and the Daiquiri: cocktails served without ice.
How many glasses are there? Six per pack, and the price is for the pack.
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