Gin Balloon Glass America 740ml, Blown Glass (Pack of 6)

For bars that have built a gin list and want the glass that represents it. 740ml is a strong presence on the table, and where the gin and tonic is made in front of the guest, with the garnish chosen on the botanicals, the glass becomes part of the scene as much as the bottle.

It is not there to hold more liquid: it holds more ice and more air. The ice fills about half the bowl and keeps the drink cold to the last sip; the empty space above is the chamber where the aromas of the gin and garnish gather before they reach the nose. On a gin built on juniper, citrus and spice, that chamber is the reason for the shape, and also the reason a gin and tonic in a balloon smells more and fizzes less than one in a tumbler: the same wide mouth that gathers the aromas lets the bubbles go.

• Capacity: 740ml
• Type: gin and tonic balloon
• Pack quantity: 6
• Material: blown glass
• Collection: 1920s-inspired
• Dishwasher safe: yes, with plenty of space between glasses

Choose the America 740ml if

Your gin list is a real part of the menu and the drink is made in view. For a simple gin and tonic served fast, a tall highball holds the carbonation better and takes far less room on the bar.

Weight and space, to plan for

A 740ml glass full of ice and liquid is the heaviest and bulkiest glass you can carry to a table, and that is worth saying before you buy. Few fit on a tray, they need their own row on the shelf, and fewer go into the glass washer rack per cycle. In return it is a glass no guest mistakes for another, and that is exactly why it is bought.

The gin and tonic served in view

In a glass this size the drink is built in front of the guest, and every step shows: the ice filling the bowl, the gin poured over, the tonic run down the bar spoon, the garnish placed on top. The America invites that kind of service, and that is usually why bars buy it. In a venue where drinks come out from the back, it gives much less.

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

Care

Dishwasher safe, loaded with plenty of space: blown glass has a thin wall and a 740ml bowl has a long, exposed rim, so give each glass its own space in the rack. Dry the wide surface with care, using a lint-free cloth.

FAQ

Isn’t 740ml too much? The actual liquid is much less: half is ice, and the space above gathers the aromas.

Is it delicate? Blown glass has a thin wall: it needs space in the rack and a little more care than average.

Does it lose the fizz? More than a tumbler, yes: that is the trade-off of the wide mouth.

Is there a smaller size? Yes, the same blown collection has a 250ml cocktail glass.

How many fit on a tray? Few: it is the bulkiest glass in our range, and that needs planning.

Does it need its own row on the shelf? Yes, a 740ml bowl does not sit next to the others.

The three sizes are compared in the stemmed cocktail glass guide.

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