Why this cocktail glasse earns its place
Coupes are back. They're the right glass for classics, for new creations, and for any venue that takes its cocktail programme seriously. These Atelier glasses from Luigi Bormioli deliver the silhouette customers expect—that wide, shallow bowl with a fine pulled stem—but engineered for a bar that moves volume.
The bowl shape matters. It's designed to enhance the aroma of your cocktails. That wider surface area catches aromatics in a way a coupe should. The pulled stem is both elegant to look at and structurally sound—SON.hyx technology makes it capable of surviving the repeated hand-washing and high-temperature cycles that break ordinary stems. At 200ml, the capacity is precise for spirit-forward cocktails and allows proper technique in shaking and pouring.
SON.hyx technology gives these their real durability story. Lead-free crystal blown to a fine edge, then reinforced at the stress points where stems historically fail. They'll survive up to 4,000 commercial dishwasher cycles—that's years of daily service in a busy cocktail bar without cloudiness, micro-scratches, or the hazing that makes glassware look tired.
