The Hobstar old fashioned glass in two lines
The Hobstar old fashioned glass holds 355ml and carries the star cut typical of early 1900s glassware. It is 10.6cm tall and 8.9cm across, and comes in a pack of six. It is the double format: it takes a large cube with the measure poured over it. It is made by Royal Leerdam, the glassworks of the Libbey group.
Who it is for
For a bar that serves the stirred classics, Old Fashioned, Boulevardier, Sazerac, and wants a glass the guest reads as a period piece. Six glasses are the quantity for putting it on the list with one drink, or for trying it next to the glass already in use. Once the model joins the working set, stock is built pack by pack: two for a service, four to have the replacement in the store.
At home, six glasses are the full set for anyone who makes an Old Fashioned for friends and wants the large cube in cut glass, the way it looks at the bar.
Breakage is a cost line
In a busy venue the average life of a glass is measured in months. Anyone who assigns each drink its glass knows it: running out of one model means serving that drink in another, and the consistency of the service goes in one night. On a cut glass like this one the problem is more serious than on a plain one, because the substitution shows from the next table. That is why stock is kept in sealed packs, and reordered when one is left.
The hobstar cut, and when it shows
Hobstar is the name of the pattern: a cut star repeated along the wall. Libbey takes it from the cut glass it made between the late 1800s and the early 1900s. It is the cut people link straight away with a period glass, and on a list of classics it works in the right direction. Like every deep cut it needs light: it shows best on a lit bar, and gives less back in a dark room.
Specifications
- Capacity: 355ml (12oz)
- Format: double old fashioned
- Height: 10.6cm
- Diameter: 8.9cm
- Pack quantity: 6 glasses
- Decoration: hobstar cut, early 1900s inspiration
- Maker: Royal Leerdam, Libbey group, code 300383
- Use: Old Fashioned, Boulevardier, Sazerac
Choose the Hobstar old fashioned glass if
The bar is lit and you want a period glass the guest recognises. If the room runs on low lights, look at the fluted cuts first: they show with little light.
One pack or more than one
One pack of six Hobstar old fashioned glasses is enough to try the model, or to keep it beside your main glass. If this is the glass you serve your classics in, you need at least two packs: break two glasses in a night and the replacement is already in the store, and you do not finish the service with a different model in hand.
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.
Care
Dishwasher. The star cut has deep corners that hold residue more than a plain wall. After sweet drinks, rinse the glass before the cycle: the sugar leaves the bottom of the cut with the rinse, and the wash does the rest.
FAQ
What is a hobstar cut? A cut star pattern, typical of the cut glass of the early 1900s, repeated along the wall of the glass.
How many glasses are in the pack? Six, and the price is for the pack.
Does a large cube fit? Yes. At 355ml a single 5cm cube goes in and leaves room for the measure.
Does the Hobstar old fashioned glass suit a dimly lit room? Less than others. A deep cut works by refraction: without light falling on it, it gives little back.
To work out which size your service needs, the old fashioned glass guide compares the capacities in the category and the drinks they match.
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