The Soul crystal old fashioned glass in two lines
The Soul old fashioned is a 320ml glass in Luxion eco crystal, 9.5cm tall and 8cm across, with a relief that recalls a starry night and a slightly rounded lower body. Packs of six. The curve underneath is what sets it apart, and it registers at first use more than it shows in a photograph.
Who it is for
For a bar that looks at how a glass sits in the hand, not only how it sits on the counter. It is a detail the guest does not notice looking and does register drinking, and it is the kind of thing that makes someone ask where the glasses came from. It suits slow service, where the piece stays in the hand a long time; in fast service, where glasses are moved and stacked constantly, a straight profile is more practical.
What a rounded base changes
An old fashioned is held with the whole hand, not by a stem. On a straight wall the fingers close around a cylinder and the grip stays flat, the same at every point; with a rounded base the palm finds a natural rest and the fingers settle on their own without looking for it. On a drink to be sipped, which stays in the hand ten or fifteen minutes, that difference adds up. There is the other side too, and it should be said: a less flat base wants a stable surface, because on a sloping one it tends to travel.
The relief and the light
The drawing recalls a starry night and works on the light differently from geometric cuts. Instead of sharp facets it makes waves that distort the reflection, so on an amber drink the effect is less brilliant and deeper. It is the working that holds up best in a low lit room, where a diamond cut would stay dull because it has no source to refract. Luxion, for its part, is rated for over 4,000 professional washes without clouding.
Specifications
- Capacity: 320ml (11oz)
- Format: short double, close to a single rocks
- Height: 9.5cm
- Diameter: 8cm
- Pack quantity: 6 glasses
- Material: Luxion eco crystal glass
- Use: Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Boulevardier
- Dishwasher safe: yes, over 4,000 professional cycles stated
Choose the Soul if
Service is slow, the guest holds the glass a long time and the room runs low lights. If instead you work high volumes and the glasses have to stack between shifts, a straight profile pays off more.
Three hundred and twenty millilitres: what fits
Two or three standard cubes plus the measure, or one medium cube. It is a short double, so a single 5cm cube goes in but leaves little room for the liquid: anyone working with that ice should look at 340 or 360ml. For classics served with cubes the size is comfortable and the glass never looks empty.
Care
Dishwasher without trouble, as with all Luxion. The one thing to watch is where it is set down: a rounded base on a sloping top or a wet tray travels more than a flat one, and on a full tray that becomes a question of balance.
FAQ
Does the rounded base make the Soul unstable? Not on a stable surface. On sloping tops or wet trays it wants setting down with more care than a flat base.
What decoration does it carry? A wave relief recalling a starry night: it distorts the reflection instead of fragmenting it, so it works with little light.
Does it take professional washing? Yes, Luxion is rated for over 4,000 cycles without clouding.
Does the Soul stack? No, the rounded base does not allow it. If space is the constraint, the category carries a stackable model with an anti-jamming system; the Soul is made to sit in the hand, not in a stack.
If you are comparing the shapes of the category, the old fashioned glass guide explains how the grip changes between a straight profile, a rounded base and a fluted wall.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 packs -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.
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