Onis Bespoke

The shape decides how long your drink stays cold. The 12 cl coupette is the smallest and therefore the safest choice for strong, undiluted serves: it is finished before it turns lukewarm. The Nick and Nora at 15.5 cl has a tulip shape that holds the aroma and sloshes far less than a martini glass. That 19 cl martini glass is the classic conical shape, beautiful but easy to spill. The 28 cl coupe is roomy and made for cocktails with a foam head, or for champagne. The bowls of 41 and 66.5 cl cover white and red.

Always chill stemmed glasses before you pour: ten minutes in the freezer, or fill them briefly with iced water. With no ice in the glass, the cold of the glass itself is all you have. For a Dry Martini you stir gin and vermouth with ice for at least thirty seconds, strain into the coupette and twist a strip of lemon peel over the surface. An Espresso Martini, by contrast, wants a hard shake, so the layer of foam holds up in the 28 cl coupe.

The stem is the vulnerable part of any stemmed glass. In the dishwasher they almost never break because of the heat, but because they tip over or knock against each other as the spray arm turns. Use a basket with compartments, or a rack that grips the foot. Never pick up a glass by the bowl while the foot is still wet, because then the stem twists and breaks after all.

Other series from the brand are listed under Onis. To compare stemmed shapes side by side, look at coupette glasses and at the wider models under champagne coupe glasses, where the classic coupes sit as well. The two wine bowls can be compared with other brands under red wine glasses, sorted by capacity. To make these serves you also need a cocktail shaker, and a bar spoon for the stirred versions.