The New York Bar black highball glass in two lines
The New York Bar black highball glass by Stölzle Lausitz is a straight-sided tumbler, tall and narrow: 320ml, 16.65cm tall, 5.95cm across, with a base 2cm thick. The maker calls it a Campari glass. The glass is lead-free crystal glass, and the finish is black and matt. Each glass weighs 251g. The pack holds six.
Who it is for
For a venue that runs its aperitif hour on lengthened drinks: bitter and soda, a tall spritz, alcohol-free serves with tonic. The narrow cylinder holds a column of ice cubes and little liquid, so the drink stays cold and carbonated to the end. The matt black suits venues with dark interiors, and anyone who wants a drink on the list to be recognised by its glass before its colour.
The wall is not transparent. The guest does not see the level or the colour of the drink: they see the ice and the garnish above the rim. For an aperitif that sells on the orange in the glass, the right choice is the clear glass from the same range.
The black of the New York Bar highball glass, and the dishwasher
These are two different questions, and the maker answers only one. On the dishwasher the answer is in writing: Stölzle Lausitz declares this glass dishwasher safe, like the whole New York Bar range. On how the black is obtained, it says nothing. It classes the glass as coloured glass with a matt surface, without specifying whether the colour is in the glass or applied on top.
For daily work the first answer is the one that counts: the glass goes into the rack with the other tumblers. As a precaution, a matt surface is cleaned with soft sponges only.
Specifications
- Capacity: 320ml
- Height: 16.65cm
- Rim diameter: 5.95cm
- Base diameter: 5.5cm
- Base thickness: 2cm
- Weight per glass: 251g
- Material: lead-free crystal glass, machine-made
- Finish: black, matt
- Dishwasher safe: declared by the maker
- Pack quantity: 6 glasses
- Range: New York Bar
The thick base
A glass 16.65cm tall and less than 6cm wide tips over easily if it is light. This one weighs 251g, and a good part of the weight is in the base. The maker writes that the thick base gives stability and a glass that sits balanced in the hand. On the tray that means fewer glasses lost between the bar and the table, and on the table a glass that stays upright when an elbow brushes it.
The 5.95cm diameter takes ice cubes in a single file, one on top of the other. With ice to the rim, about two thirds of the capacity is left for the drink.
Six per pack
Six black highball glasses are a round for one table. An aperitif service for forty covers takes seven packs, counting one glass per person. The maker presents New York Bar as its core bar collection, in several sizes: the code stays in the catalogue, and the replacement is the same glass.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 packs -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item. The discount applies automatically in the basket.
Next to the other tumblers
In the same shade, for drinks without ice, there are the black and gold champagne coupe and the black and gold cocktail glass. The clear tumblers are in the tumbler glasses category.
At home the New York Bar black highball glass is the one for a Sunday bitter and soda: tall, heavy in the hand, and six of a kind.
FAQ
Is the black highball glass dishwasher safe? Yes: the maker declares this glass dishwasher safe.
Is the black in the glass, or is it a coating? The maker does not declare it for this glass. It writes only that it is coloured glass with a matt surface.
Can you see the drink? No, the wall is black. You see the ice and the garnish above the rim.
How many are in the pack? Six, and the price is for the pack.
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