The Stone cut highball glass in two lines
The Stone is a tall 490ml glass with carving and relief that look to period glassware, in packs of six. It is a generous format, past the collins band, and it is the piece to choose when the venue has a stated visual reference.
Who it is for
For a venue built on a precise image that wants the long drinks to carry it too. On a tall glass the decoration has far more surface to work on than on a low one: retro carving over almost half a litre of column is a statement, and it should be made knowing it will be seen from every table.
Almost half a litre with the cutting on it
The combination of a generous format and dense working is less common than it looks, and there is a reason: on large glasses many makers choose plain, because plentiful ice already breaks up the view through the glass. Here the choice is the opposite and it works on one condition, that the drinks are one deep colour. On a Cuba Libre, a Long Island or a Dark and Stormy the relief multiplies the colour along the whole height; on a pale layered cocktail the cutting and the ice together make the contents unreadable.
Specifications
- Capacity: 490ml
- Format: past the collins, generous band
- Pack quantity: 6 glasses
- Decoration: retro carving and relief
- Use: long drinks and atmosphere cocktails
- Dishwasher safe: yes, rinsed first after sweet liqueurs
Choose the Stone if
The venue has a stated vintage identity and the long drinks are taken slowly. For fast service, or for a list of pale layered cocktails, a plain model is more practical and does not compete with the contents.
What a glass like this weighs, full
It is the question nobody asks at the point of buying and the floor team asks from the first night. Four hundred and ninety millilitres of liquid and ice, plus worked glass that is thicker than plain, make a glass noticeably heavier than the category average, and on a tray of six that adds up. It is not a fault: that mass is the same thing that keeps the drink cold and gives service the air you want on an atmosphere list.
Care
Dishwasher. Rinse the raised carving before the cycle when you work with syrups and sweet liqueurs, because sugar settles in the corners and the heat of the wash fixes it. Watch the loading: tall heavy glasses knock into each other more easily than the rest.
Six pieces for a piece with a part to play
On characterised glassware a pack of six follows a different logic from a neutral model. An atmosphere glass is not there to cover the whole service: it is there for the drinks that deserve it, which on a list are three or four. Six pieces are enough to send them all out together at peak service, and they leave no stock sitting in the store the way twelve would on a model that goes out a few times a night.
FAQ
Which drinks does the Stone do most for? Long drinks in one deep colour: Cuba Libre, Long Island, Dark and Stormy.
Does it need particular lighting? The carving works by refraction, so it gives its best on a lit bar.
Does much ice fit? Yes, and that is how it should be used: a block plus cubes to close, with the mixer poured over.
Are the Stone highball and the Stone old fashioned the same line? Yes, the same retro carving in two formats: a tall 490ml and a low 400ml.
Is it heavy? Heavier than the category average, for its capacity and for the thickness of the worked glass: you feel it on the tray.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 packs -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.
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To compare it with the plain models in the same band there is the tumbler guide.
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