Schott Zwiesel Simple Convention

Run through the drinks that most often appear on your table. The 25.5 cl water glass is the foundation and suits a set table where wine is also served. The 34.5 cl beer tumbler holds a 30 cl bottle with room for foam, which you don't get with a regular 25 cl glass. The 30 cl whisky glass is a tumbler that can also hold a generous ice cube. The 37 cl highball glass is tall and narrow and retains carbonation longer, making it the logical choice for gin and tonic and cola. The 4.6 cl shot glass is the classic shot size. See more sizes in the water glasses and the highball glasses.

Pour beer into the 34.5 cl tumbler by holding the glass at an angle first and then straightening it up, so you end up with a two-finger head instead of half a glass of foam. For whisky on the rocks, use one large cube rather than several small ones: it melts more slowly and dilutes the drink less. Build a long drink by filling the glass right up with ice, adding the spirit and then pouring the mixer in down the side of the glass. A 4.6 cl shot glass is filled to just below the rim.

Simple Convention is made from Tritan crystal glass. For a tumbler that goes through the dishwasher every day, what counts most is a hard rim: that is where glasses touch each other in the basket and where chipping starts. The glasses take up to sixty degrees and are not meant to be stacked inside one another, even though the straight wall might suggest otherwise. Two tumblers that get wedged together rarely come apart without damage, so stand them side by side in the cupboard.

Looking for the same glass in a different shape? Then take a look at the broader range of tumbler glasses or the whiskey glasses. If you’re looking for glasses that do fit inside one another, you’ll find them under stackable glasses. For what goes into the highball glass, read about the gin and tonic and Cuba Libre; for the 4.6 cl shot glass, the classic kopstoot is the obvious answer.