Vidivi Diva

The choice starts with the shape rather than the capacity. The low tumbler is made for spirits, neat or over ice: the 27 cl is plenty for whisky, while the 37 cl leaves room for one large ice cube. The tall highball glass is the one for anything you top up with tonic, cola or sparkling water. The 29 cl is the everyday size for water at the table, the 41 cl is there for drinks that take plenty of ice. If you want one set for everything, the 37 cl tumbler is the most versatile.

Heavy tumblers exist for a reason. A thick base holds the cold longer, so a negroni over a single ice cube dilutes more slowly than it would in a thin glass. Stir a negroni in a mixing glass and only then strain it over fresh ice. In the tall glass, a gin and tonic works best if you fill it to the rim with ice first, add the gin, and let the tonic slide down the side so the bubbles survive.

Thick glass is less likely to break from a knock, but more likely to break from a difference in temperature. So don't pour boiling water into a cold Diva glass, and don't put a glass straight from the freezer under a hot tap. In the dishwasher that is no problem, as long as you run a glassware programme and let the glasses cool down before you open the door. The ribbed pattern holds on to limescale, so a good rinse pays off.

The rest of the brand's range sits under Vidivi, where you will also find the wine glasses and the bowls. If you would rather browse by shape than by brand, Diva sits between the tumbler glasses and the highball glasses. And if you mix your own drinks, the cocktail shakers section also has the mixing glasses, strainers and bar spoons that stirring a classic calls for.