Boston Tin 840ml (28oz), Stainless Steel, 3 Finishes

For anyone working with a Boston who wants two metals instead of metal and glass. A mixing glass used as the second half of the shaker can chip, and a fragment in the drink stops service. With two steel tins the hand feels the cold through the wall and knows when the drink is at temperature for the strain. It is the set-up many cocktail bars use for sours, daiquiris and margaritas.

At home the same reasoning holds. Anyone who started with a cobbler moves to the Boston for more room for ice and a separate strainer, which leaves the choice between a single strain and a fine strain.

At 840ml there is room for plenty of ice and a margin of air, which is what a sour needs to emulsify. The large tin sits underneath and the small one goes in at an angle: the 20oz fits inside the 28oz, and the shake stays full without the liquid reaching the seal.

The manufacturer does not declare the weight, height, mouth diameter or wall thickness. It describes the tin as balanced, and that is the word we report.

Specifications

• Capacity: 840ml (28oz)
• Material: stainless steel
• Finishes: painted matt black (TIN04B), Vintage (TIN04VT), Tiffany (TIN04TY)
• Manufacturer’s description: balanced shaker
• Pairs with: half tin 600ml (20oz)
• Brand: The Bars
• Weight and dimensions: not declared by the manufacturer

Choose this Boston tin if

You already work with a Boston and need to replace or double up the large tin. If you want to move from glass to tin-on-tin, take it with the 600ml (20oz) half tin in the same finish. If you want the whole station in one finish, the same tin is in the 12 piece matt black cocktail set, the 12 piece Vintage cocktail making kit and the 12 piece Tiffany bartender set.

The Boston tin behind the bar

When the bar is three deep the sequence repeats dozens of times: measures into the small tin, ice into the large one, seal, shake, break, strain. Time is lost at the break. Two tins come apart with one sharp strike of the palm on the rim, at the point where the walls meet. Glass asks for more caution, because the wrong strike cracks it.

The finish helps with organisation. With two bartenders on the same line, one black set and one Tiffany set say at once whose shaker it is, and the tin coming back from the glass washer goes to the right place without questions. For the home bartender the choice is different: the finish is picked to match the rest of the kit, so the bar cart or the shelf stays in one finish.

More Boston tins for more stations

A venue with three or four stations does not buy one tin at a time, and a spare tin keeps a line running while another is being washed. The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.

Care

The manufacturer does not declare whether it is dishwasher safe, so the careful route is washing by hand: hot water, mild detergent and a non-abrasive sponge, since a scourer marks painted finishes. Dry it straight away, inside and out, and store it open. Citrus is not left in the tin at the end of service.

FAQ on the 28oz Boston tin

How much does it hold? 840ml, or 28oz.

Which small tin does it go with? The 600ml (20oz) half tin from the same line: together they make a tin-on-tin Boston.

Do I need a strainer? Yes. The Boston has no built-in strainer like the cobbler: it is strained with a Hawthorne strainer, and for a fine strain (double strain) a fine mesh strainer is added.

How much does it weigh? The manufacturer does not declare it. It describes the tin as balanced.

Is it dishwasher safe? The manufacturer does not declare it: we recommend washing by hand.

Dispatched from Rome, Italy.

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