The Olympic white cocktail glass in two lines
The Olympic white cocktail glass by Stölzle Lausitz is a cocktail bowl on a stem: 240ml, 17.2cm tall, an 11.6cm rim, 210g. The glass is lead-free crystal glass, machine-made. The outside is matt white down to the foot, and inside the bowl you see the gold. It is sold in a pack of six.
Who it is for
For a venue that serves cocktails without ice in a bright setting: a hotel terrace, a daytime bar, an outdoor function. The matt white stands out against the dark wood of a bar top and matches the table linen. The maker lists the Martini, the Manhattan and the Daiquiri, and puts weddings and celebrations among the occasions for the finish. Event caterers use it for the welcome cocktail, when the glass ends up in the guests’ photographs.
The drink does not show from the side, because the wall is covered. It shows from above, against the gold base: a pale cocktail picks up the reflection of the gold, a red one stands out on it.
How the colour of the white cocktail glass is made
The maker states it in the product sheet: the white and the gold are applied to the outside wall of the glass and then fired. From that it draws a precise declaration, that the glasses are dishwasher safe. The colour is not on the inside: the drink touches glass.
Anyone who has bought decorated glasses before knows the problem: the decoration that goes dull after a month of washes, or comes off in flakes. Here the maker’s declaration exists, and it is in writing. What does not exist is a guaranteed number of cycles, and on white, marks show sooner than on clear glass: each glass is looked over as it comes out of the rack.
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: white and gold applied to the outside and fired
- Dishwasher safe: declared by the maker
- Pack quantity: 6 glasses
- Maker’s collection: Elements
The shape: wide rim, wide foot
The 11.6cm rim is the one for cocktails that are served strained and drunk in small sips. The 7.75cm foot balances it on the tray. The maker speaks of a solid base, slightly reinforced walls and a low centre of gravity, the three things that decide how many glasses come back whole from the floor. In 240ml a shaken cocktail leaves a wide margin below the rim.
Six glasses per pack, and the reorder
An event for thirty people takes five packs of the Olympic white cocktail glass, plus one spare. The white is a standard production finish, so packs bought at different times have the same shade. The code is in the maker’s current catalogue, and the reorder after a season brings the same glass.
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.
The white cocktail glass and the other finishes
The same glass comes in black and gold, for evening venues. In the white finish there is the 230ml coupe for sparkling wine: with the two shapes a whole function is laid in a single shade. The clear glasses are in the cocktail coupes category.
At home the Olympic white cocktail glass is for anyone who makes cocktails for friends and wants to bring them to the table in six matching glasses, with no hand washing afterwards.
FAQ
Does the white suffer in the dishwasher? The maker declares the glasses dishwasher safe, because the colour is applied to the outside and fired. It does not declare a number of cycles.
Does the colour touch the drink? No. It is on the outside wall, and inside there is glass.
How does it differ from the 230ml coupe? The cocktail glass is taller, 17.2cm against 14.7cm, and wider, 11.6cm against 9.5cm.
Is the price per glass? No, it is for the pack of six.
Dispatched from Rome, Italy.
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