Etched in, not printed on.

Why we exist

There are only two decoration methods that actually survive service, and a lot of suppliers sell a third. Sand-etching abrades the mark into the glass, so there is no layer to fail. Kiln-fired ceramic ink is fused to the glass at temperature, so there is no layer to lift. Everything else — vinyl, air-dried organic ink, screen-cured decoration — is a coating, and coatings come off.

So we quote the two that last, and where you want colour we tell you plainly that printing costs you nothing in durability but etching costs you colour entirely. Where a photographic image will not read on a curved transparent bowl, we say that too. Minimum order is 12.

Profiles, and choosing between them

A wide martini V spills the moment it is knocked, which is why bars serving across a room moved to coupes. A modern martini glass is also simply too big — a correctly built cocktail is around three ounces and looks mean in a seven-ounce bowl, so venues either overpour or serve something that looks half empty. The Nick & Nora exists because it is the right size.

Stemless removes the part that breaks, at the cost of warming the drink faster. We send samples of every profile rather than picking for you, because the right answer depends on how your room actually runs.

How we work

Who we serve