Cocktail & Bar

Mixing Glass

A heavy glass for stirring drinks that should stay clear

Serve stage

Mixing Glass — illustrated reference plate

Specification
What it does	Holds spirit, modifier and ice while you stir. Stirring chills and dilutes without shaking in air, so the drink stays clear and silky.
What goes in it	Anything that is all spirit or spirit plus a clear modifier — a Martini, a Manhattan, a Negroni.
What does not	Anything with citrus, egg, dairy or syrup belongs in a shaker.
Weight	A heavy base keeps the glass still while you stir. A light one skates across the counter.
Size	Around 500–700 ml so a two-drink stir has room for ice and movement.
Prechilling	Fill it with ice and water while you gather ingredients, then dump it. A warm glass dilutes the drink more.

Overview

A thick-walled glass that lets you stir a drink with ice and strain it, without the aeration a shaker adds.

Cold Brew

Safety

Thick glass full of ice and spirit is heavy and slippery when condensation forms. Keep the counter dry, hold the glass at the base, and do not stack mixing glasses.

Technical parameters

At a glance
Capacity	500–700 ml
Wall	Thick, with a weighted base
Use	Stirred, spirit-forward drinks
Stir time	15–20 s
Dilution	~15–20%
Chill	Prechill with ice and water

What actually goes wrong

Stir until the outside of the glass frosts, then a few seconds more.
Use large, clear ice cubes — they dilute more slowly and look better.
Strain with a Hawthorne, then a fine strainer if you used cracked ice.

What it has to match up with

Bar spoon
Hawthorne strainer
Jigger

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Mixing Glass

Overview

Technical parameters

What actually goes wrong

What it has to match up with

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