Irish Coffee Glass 230ml, with Handle

For bars with at least one hot drink on the menu. Irish coffee, grog, hot punch, hot chocolate with a shot: in the cold months these lines sell well, and without the right glass they cannot be served, because nobody can pick up an ordinary cocktail glass holding a liquid at eighty degrees.

Two things are worth knowing before you buy, and both are about heat. The first is obvious once said: the handle is not a country-style touch, it is what lets the guest hold the glass without burning their fingers, and on a drink served hot it is essential. The second is about the glass: pouring a very hot liquid into a cold glass creates a difference in temperature between the inner and outer wall that can crack it. The right practice is to warm the glass first, filling it with hot water for half a minute and emptying it just before pouring the drink. It takes ten seconds and removes the problem.

• Capacity: 230ml
• Handle: yes
• Dimensions: 16.5 x 12 x 12cm
• Material: glass
• Use: Irish coffee, grog, hot drinks
• Pack quantity: 1

Choose the Irish coffee glass if

You have hot drinks on the menu, even seasonal ones. For cold cocktails served in a stemmed glass, the coupe shapes in the same category are the right choice: here the handle would serve no purpose.

How to build an Irish coffee

A warmed glass, sugar dissolved in hot coffee, Irish whiskey, and on top lightly whipped cream poured over the back of a spoon so it stays separate instead of mixing in. It is not stirred: it is drunk through the layer of cream, and that is the point of the drink. 230ml is the size that takes coffee, spirit and cream with room for the layer on top without reaching the rim, which on a hot drink served by the handle is also a matter of safety.

Hot drinks as a seasonal line

In the cold months a hot drink can account for a real share of the evening’s takings, and the Irish coffee glass is what makes that line possible: without it, the drink cannot be served. It is a small purchase that opens a whole category, from grog to punch to hot chocolate with a shot, and it sits on the shelf for half the year. Venues with a heated terrace or in the mountains use it for much longer.

Care

Dishwasher safe. Load it with care at the point where the handle joins the glass, which takes the knocks in the rack. Cream fat needs properly hot water: a lukewarm rinse leaves a film that shows after the next cycle.

FAQ

Can I pour boiling coffee straight in? Warm the glass with hot water first: the sudden change in temperature can crack cold glass.

Why does it have a handle? Because a hot drink in a glass cannot be held in the hand: the handle is functional, not decorative.

Does it work for cold drinks? It does, but the coupe glasses in the category suit them better.

Is it sold singly? Yes, this item does not come in a multipack.

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

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To compare it with the other shapes in the category, see the stemmed cocktail glass guide.