Who it is for
For anyone covering both shaken and stirred without buying an eight or ten piece kit. These are the seven tools that actually get used, all from the Lumian line in a black finish.
Behind the bar
The selection follows a clear logic, and you can see it by looking at what is inside. The glass mixing glass and the strainer cover stirred and strained, meaning every stirred drink. The Boston with its half tin covers shaken. The jigger measures, the bar spoon stirs, the opener opens. Nothing is missing to make a Negroni and a Daiquiri, which are the two families almost everything else runs through.
What is missing, and it is a decision, are the duplicates: one strainer instead of three, one jigger instead of two. That suits a start and a second station, less so anyone working a full service who needs a second strainer while the first is dirty.
What is in the kit
- Shinto mixing glass: 700ml, glass
- Kenko Boston shaker and half tin: 18 and 13cm, 325 and 250g, stainless steel
- Hoffmann bar spoon: 30cm, stainless steel
- Strainer: 20cm, 150g
- Japanese jigger: 25/50ml, inner markings at 15/25/45ml, 11cm tall
- Bottle opener: stainless steel
- Dishwasher safe: no, hand wash only on the finish
Take this one if
If you are starting out, or you need a second complete station without spending what the first one cost. If you strain dozens of drinks a night, a kit with more strainers saves you washing one halfway through service.
The jigger is 25/50, which matters here
Twenty five and fifty millilitres are the measures a British bar works in, unlike the Japanese 30/60. The inner markings at 15, 25 and 45ml cover the in between amounts on a built spec. It is a jigger for cocktail specs and not a stamped measure for single spirits.
Care
The black finish is plated and does not take the dishwasher: hand wash, neutral soap, no abrasives. The glass mixing glass wants drying straight away so it does not mark with limescale, which shows on thick glass more than elsewhere.
FAQ
How many pieces are in the kit? Seven, all from the Lumian line.
Is it dishwasher safe? No: the black finish is plated and is hand wash only.
Is there more than one strainer? No, one of each: it is the minimum kit, not a full service set.
Which jigger is included? The Japanese 25/50ml, with inner markings at 15, 25 and 45ml.
Does it cover both techniques? Yes: mixing glass and strainer for stirred drinks, Boston and half tin for shaken.
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