Onis The Gats

The choice follows the drink. The 29 cl tumbler is the right size for whisky neat or with a single ice cube, and belongs among the whiskey glasses. The 35.5 cl is the double version, wide enough for one large ice cube, and therefore belongs among the old fashioned glasses. The 36 cl highball is tall and narrow and intended for anything topped up with sparkling water. Anyone setting up a home bar will have enough with the 35.5 cl and the highball to serve most classics.

For an old fashioned stir bourbon, sugar, and bitters in a mixing glass with ice, then strain over a single fresh cube in the 35.5 cl tumbler. A negroni is made the same way, with equal parts gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth. Anything you stir stays clear and silky smooth, which is exactly what you want in a glass that catches the light so strikingly. Chill the glass with ice water first if you have time.

Facets catch limescale, and limescale is exactly what makes a cut effect look dull. Run a short glassware programme, keep the temperature low and rinse with soft water if you live in a hard-water area. Polish the glasses with a microfibre cloth while they are still hand-warm, because that is when the last drops evaporate without leaving marks. Store them upright in the cupboard and not on the rim.

The brand’s other collections are available at Onis, from stackable bar glasses to wine goblets. If you search by shape, you’ll find The Gats among the highball glasses and old fashioned glasses. And if the same style suits your party, the champagne coupes share the same spirit, because that’s simply the glass in which the Roaring Twenties drank their bubbles.