J-Line Lewis

With a glass this size, the main question is whether you serve with or without ice. If you serve a cocktail up, stirred cold and without ice, you keep to a fill of fifteen to twenty centilitres and deliberately leave room. Served on the rocks, three ice cubes go in without the glass looking full. The clear version shows off the colour of the drink, which with a red or yellow cocktail is half the fun. The azure blue bowl overpowers pale colours but looks striking with a clear drink. Two glasses per guest is enough for an evening.

Pre-chill the glass by filling it with ice and water for a few minutes, then emptying it just before pouring. Stir or shake your drink separately, then strain it into the glass so no ice chips float in it. A Cosmopolitan with an orange zest comes through best in the clear version, and a Daiquiri with lime works well in the blue goblet, where the clear rum contrasts with the color.

Lewis is pressed soda-lime glass. The blue colour sits in the glass itself rather than in a layer on the outside, so it cannot come off in the machine. Place the glasses separately and upright in the dishwasher rack, because a short stem breaks sooner than you think when weight leans on it. Polish the bowl afterwards with linen; on a wide surface water streaks show up immediately.

Want to see what else this brand offers? Check out the J-Line collection. For more choice in the same category, start with cocktail glasses , and if you want to stick with the color, colored glasses offer more options. If you mix your own drinks, you’ll need a cocktail shaker and a cocktail strainer to keep the ice chips out of the bowl.