Collins Glass Sestriere 390ml, 16cm (Pack of 6)

For bars with a serious alcohol-free section. Where the no-alcohol drink is a menu item with its own recipes, serving it in an expensive cocktail glass makes no sense, and serving it in any old glass takes the credit away from the drink. A well-made tall glass with a generous capacity holds both the cost and the presentation.

It sits in the range of built drinks: above a basic collins, below the generous sizes. A long drink with plenty of ice fits without working at the rim, and a soft drink with ice and a slice does not look short. Alcohol-free drinks are often long, coloured and built with several juices, and this capacity leaves room to layer without reaching the rim, which is where presentation goes wrong.

• Capacity: 390ml (13 1/4oz)
• Type: full-size collins
• Dimensions: 16 x 9.5 x 9.5cm
• Material: glass
• Pack quantity: 6
• Use: long drinks, alcohol-free drinks, soft drinks and juices

Choose the Sestriere if

You need a tall glass for the alcohol-free side and for soft drinks, without tying up the cocktail glassware. For the signature drinks on the list, decorated crystal does another job and is meant to be seen.

The right glass for the right cost

This is a management choice before a style one. With many covers, glassware breaks, and breaking a soft drink glass is not the same as breaking decorated crystal. Giving soft drinks, juices and alcohol-free drinks a sturdy, inexpensive glass, and keeping the distinctive one for cocktails, is the simplest way to lower the cost of breakages without the guest noticing any drop.

Alcohol-free drinks as a margin line

The alcohol-free section carries the highest GP on the list, because the cost of the ingredients is a fraction of a spirit’s. The guest pays gladly for a built alcohol-free drink only if it looks built: tall glass, the right ice, a real garnish. In any old glass it looks like a soft drink at a cocktail price, and it stops selling.

Care

Dishwasher safe. After thick fruit juices, rinse before the cycle, because pulp dried on the base is harder to shift than the sugar of a liqueur. No decoration to protect.

FAQ

Can the Sestriere be used for cocktails? Yes, 390ml holds a built long drink. It was designed for soft drinks, but the size works for long drinks too.

How tall is it? 16cm, with a 9.5cm base.

What is it made of? Plain glass with no decoration: sturdy and easy to look after.

Does it suit outdoor table service? Yes: plain glass, nothing fragile to protect, and a low replacement cost.

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

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For a cocktail glass proper, the tumblers guide compares the crystal and decorated models in the category.