The Tattoo engraved highball glass in two lines
The Tattoo 370ml is a tall glass in lead-free Luxion crystal, with dense vintage style engraving, in packs of six. It sits in the collins format and carries the most elaborate decoration in the category: this is a glass chosen to be seen.
Who it is for
For a bar that treats the glass as part of the recipe on long drinks too. It is a choice to make with your eyes open, because decoration this present is not neutral: it adds a great deal to some drinks and takes away from others, and the difference shows the moment the glass reaches the table.
Luxion, and the number that counts
Luxion is lead-free eco crystal, and on service glassware the figure that matters is resistance to washing: the maker states it for over 4,000 professional washes without clouding. That is the number to compare when two glasses look the same in a photograph, because on a glass that goes through the dishwasher every day it decides how long the pack really lasts. On the absence of lead there is the contents side as well: on a drink that stays in the glass a long time, like a long drink taken slowly, it is the right choice.
Specifications
- Capacity: 370ml
- Format: collins
- Pack quantity: 6 glasses
- Material: lead-free Luxion crystal glass
- Decoration: vintage style engraving
- Dishwasher safe: yes, over 4,000 professional cycles stated
Choose the Tattoo if
You serve long drinks in one colour, you have light falling on the bar and you want a glass people recognise. For layered cocktails or worked garnishes, a plain model leaves more room to the contents.
When dense decoration helps
It works in one direction and against you in another. In favour: it multiplies the reflections and gives the service an immediate character, which in an atmosphere venue is what you are after. Against: it competes with the contents, so on a drink built in layers the glass takes the stage that belonged to the cocktail. The working rule of the trade is that heavily worked glasses sit well on uniform drinks, where the engraving adds without confusing.
Care
The denser the decoration, the more it holds: that goes for all worked glassware. With syrups and dense liqueurs the rinse before the wash is not optional, because dried sugar inside the engraving only comes out by hand. Luxion, for its part, does not mind industrial detergent.
When crystal pays on a service glass
Lead-free crystal costs more than ordinary glass, and the right question is whether that cost comes back. It comes back in two ways: resistance to washing, stated at over 4,000 professional cycles, which stretches the life of the pack where ordinary glass clouds after a season; and clarity, which on a tall coloured drink shows along the whole column. On a glass meant for daily service the sums close in favour of crystal.
FAQ
Does the Tattoo take professional washing? Yes, Luxion is rated for over 4,000 cycles without clouding.
Does it contain lead? No, it is lead-free eco crystal, unlike traditional crystal.
Does it work for a gin and tonic? Yes. At 370ml it carries the measure, the tonic and plenty of ice without coming to the rim.
Are the Tattoo highball and the Tattoo old fashioned the same? No: the same engraving line, different formats. This one is tall, the other is low.
Does it need hand washing? No. Luxion is made for the professional dishwasher: hand washing is only for avoiding any detergent trace at all.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 packs -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.
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For the comparison between decorations, from plain to dense engraving, there is the tumbler guide, with the table of capacities and uses.
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