Mixing Tin Iron 600ml, Double-Wall Steel, Vintage Finish

Bartenders who stir drinks and want them equally cold from the first to the last. In glass, the warmth of the room gets in straight away and the ice starts to give before the stir is finished; with a double wall the air gap insulates and the ice melts more slowly, so dilution is set by stirring time, not by the temperature of the room. On a Negroni made at nine on an August evening, you can taste the difference.

It also suits anyone working a narrow bar who has already broken a mixing glass. Steel does not chip, does not crack against the sink and does not scatter shards into the ice, the accident that means emptying the whole well.

Two skins of steel with an air gap between them work like a flask. The cold stays inside and the outer wall never reaches the temperature of the ice, so it does not fog with condensation: the tin does not drip on the bar top, does not soak the mat and does not slip in the fingers while you hold it to stir. Anyone who has worked with a glass mixing glass knows that by the third drink the surface round it is a puddle.

The diamond cut on the outer wall gives a damp hand grip, and it is the pattern the Iron line carries on every piece. The pouring lip is for straining: rest a Hawthorne strainer on the rim and the drink comes out in a straight stream, without running down the side or marking the glass.

Specifications

• Capacity: 600ml
• Material: AISI 304 stainless steel
• Construction: double wall
• Detail: diamond cut
• Rim: with pouring lip
• Finish: vintage, matt satin
• MPN: The Bars BIC08DWVT
• Pack quantity: 1

600ml, or how many drinks

Six hundred millilitres hold one stirred drink with the ice three quarters of the way up, or two short drinks served together. It is the capacity for the double order, two Negronis for the same table, which come out of one stir and so with the same dilution. For a single drink you fill it less and stir the same way, without the ice knocking about.

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

How many to keep

Two per station, if stirred drinks are a serious part of the menu. The mixing tin that has stirred a Negroni needs a rinse before it takes a Martini, and nobody stops mid-ticket for four to do it: the second one keeps the pace. The code stays in the maker’s catalogue, so a replacement arrives with the same double wall and the same finish.

The vintage mixing tin alongside the others

The same shape comes in a polished finish and in aqua green: the Tiffany mixing tin is the piece from the coloured line. Glass stirring vessels, yarai and ribbed, are in the mixing glass category.

Care

Hand wash in hot water with mild detergent and dry straight away, inside and out. Fingerprints barely show on satin, and drying keeps limescale off here too. Use a soft sponge, never a scourer, so the satin finish stays even.

FAQ

How much does the vintage mixing tin hold? 600ml, one stirred drink with ice or two short drinks.

What is the double wall for? It keeps the cold in and the condensation out: the ice lasts longer and the tin does not drip.

Is the vintage finish painted? No, it is matt satin stainless steel.

Does it have a pouring lip? Yes, on the rim, for straining without drips.

Dispatched from Rome, Italy.