Yarai Atomiser Flask 200ml, Cut Glass, Steel Spray

For anyone using an atomiser every day. Two hundred millilitres is twice the capacity of the other containers in the category: it means refilling half as often, and on a tool that goes onto every drink of a given list that is the difference between a gesture and a recurring nuisance.

It is the Japanese name for the crossed lattice cut, the diamond pattern you see on mixing glasses from the Japanese tradition. It started as cut glass work and has a practical reason alongside the decorative one, because the irregular faces give grip to a wet hand. On a Yarai atomiser flask the pattern does the same job, and on a tall narrow body held in one hand while the other presses the head, grip counts.

• Capacity: 200ml
• Bottle material: cut glass
• Spray head: stainless steel
• Dimensions: 6 x 11 x 25cm
• Weight: 400g

Aroma with no volume

One spray puts scent on the surface of the drink without adding liquid, so it does not move the spec and it does not dilute. It is the only intervention left once the cocktail is in the glass, and it is also the cheapest way to use an expensive product: two sprays cover the same surface a poured rinse would cover with a centilitre that mostly goes down the sink.

The steel spray head

That is the part that works, and on this model it is metal rather than plastic. It counts for two reasons: it stands up better to constant contact with high strength alcohol, which stiffens some plastics over time, and it does not deform if the flask lands on its nozzle. It is also the first part to check when a spray starts misting badly.

Care

Rinse it by working the spray with warm water until it runs clean, because the narrow channel is the part that clogs. Keep thick or sugary liquids out. Cut glass washes by hand: the faces and edges hold residue more than a smooth wall does, and in a dishwasher the knocks against other items chip exactly those edges.

How to spray

From about twenty centimetres, in a single press, watching the surface of the drink: once an even veil has formed, that is it. Closer and a concentrated jet lands in one spot; further and half of it ends up on the bar top. On a flask 250mm tall the gesture is comfortable with one hand, because the narrow body sits well between the fingers.

Two hundred millilitres, and how often you refill

Twice the rest of the atomisers in the category. With a spray using a few tenths of a millilitre at a time, a full flask covers hundreds of drinks: it is the capacity for someone whose atomiser goes onto a fixed item of the list, not onto the occasional drink. Keep it out of direct light all the same, because aromatic extracts dull over the weeks.

FAQ

How much does the Yarai atomiser flask hold? Two hundred millilitres, twice the rest of the category.

What is the yarai pattern? The crossed lattice cut of the Japanese tradition, which also gives grip to the hand.

What is the spray head made from? Stainless steel.

Can it take syrups? No, thick liquids clog the channel.

Dishwasher safe? Hand wash is better: the edges of the cut work chip.

The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.

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The rest of the range is in the bitter bottles and atomisers guide.