Parisienne Cocktail Shaker Alchemy 550ml, 18/10 Stainless Steel

For anyone who wants an engraved tool without giving up an easy wash. It is the contradiction almost every station lives with: the good looking pieces are also the ones that ask for care, and at the end of a shift the care is not there. An engraved, unplated surface settles it at the root, because there is no layer that can go dull.

A coloured finish is a layer laid over the steel: industrial dishwasher cycles, with very hot water and alkaline detergents, attack it and dull it in patches for good. An engraving, on the other hand, is material taken out of the metal: above and below it there is the same 18/10 steel, which has always gone in the machine. That is why the Alchemy parisienne carries a different instruction from every coloured Chrono, and it is not a slip by the supplier.

• Capacity: 550ml
• Pieces: 2, body and cap
• Material: 18/10 stainless steel
• Finish: brushed, with hand engraving
• Height: 225mm
• Dishwasher safe: yes, as stated by the supplier

The engraving adds grip

This is the advantage nobody puts in a catalogue. Smooth brushed steel, wet with condensation, slips between the fingers; a worked surface holds. It is not the reason anyone buys the Alchemy parisienne, and it is the reason nobody who uses one misses a plain body. On a 550ml shaker, handled one-handed, grip is the practical feature you feel most.

The symbols, and what they say

The alchemical repertoire gives a sign to each element and each operation, distillation included. It is not a theme picked at random for a bar tool: distillation grew up inside alchemical practice, the alembic is a laboratory instrument before it is a cellar one, and the word alcohol reaches us from the Arabic al-kuhl through medieval alchemical texts. For a guest who asks, that is a true story to tell in thirty seconds.

You need a strainer

Two pieces, no built-in filter: after the shake you take off the cap and pour through a hawthorne, or the ice arrives in the glass with the drink. For cocktails that have to be served clear, add a fine strainer held over the glass. Those are two pieces to budget for alongside the shaker.

The three engraved collections

Alchemy, Leonardo and Destiny are the three hand worked lines in the series, all registered as European Union designs. The motif changes, not the shaker underneath: same construction, same capacity, same dimensions. The choice is one of subject only, and it pays to keep a single line across the whole station, because three different motifs on the same bar read as a random collection rather than a set.

Care

Even with the dishwasher allowed, hand drying is still worth it: limescale settles inside the engraving, where a sponge does not reach, and over time it fills the lines until the pattern goes flat. A cloth as it comes out of the basket sorts it, and costs ten seconds.

FAQ

Is the Alchemy parisienne cocktail shaker dishwasher safe? Yes, the supplier states it: with no plating there is nothing to spoil.

How much does it hold? 550ml, the size of a single drink with generous ice.

Does it have a built-in strainer? No, parisienne shakers are two pieces: you need a strainer.

Does the engraving wear away? No, it is worked into the metal and is not an applied layer.

How tall is it? 225mm, like every Chrono in the series.

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

Dispatched from Rome, Italy. 15-day returns, free of charge. Questions before you order? Message us on WhatsApp on +39 351 929 6937.

For a comparison of the shaker families there is the cocktail shaker guide.