Find the MFG of this EXACT Footed Irish Coffee Glass

December 15, 2008 9:30 PM

Where can my brother order this EXACT Footed Irish Coffee glass design (previously produced by Libbey) in bulk for his restaurant? I need the manufacturer.

My brother is a General Manager in a large restaurant and requires the manufacture of this EXACT design of a footed Irish Coffee Glass.

EXACTLY: Wide at top, narrows but then slightly flails out before completing into the stem (inverted bell shaped if you will). The stem is narrow but slightly ornamental and somewhat tall. Simple foot. NO HANDEL! Not "sorta kinda close". Not "almost except for the rim"... EXACT (you don't know my brother).

It used to be produced by Libbey (according to my brother) but they no longer have it and neither does anyone else.

And before anyone gets a wise idea: No, he cannot buy them from the Buena Vista gift shop because a) he needs them in bulk b) he cannot advertise a restaurant that's not his.

Basically he needs a manufacturer so his company can order them for him.

Thanks in advance for the tips, and my brother thanks you too.

posted by DetonatedManiac to food & drink (4 comments total)

It probably isn't called an irish coffee glass if it has no handle.
posted by spock at 9:50 PM on December 15, 2008

Is it the Libbey Georgian Irish Coffee glass, part 8054?
posted by stefanie at 9:54 PM on December 15, 2008

@stefanie: That IS exactly the right glass, unfortunately that is my brother's supplier and that Libbey glass is no longer produced. Great Effort though!

Some refinement on what he is looking for. He does not really care as much about the stem (it can be tall or short and the ball is optional, though I think he prefers it thinner), but the CRITICAL THING is that the bell shape of the glass itself is the same or similar AND that the glass is thin. And of course, no handle

Apparently the shape of the glass affects the drink's flavor and the thickness of the glass affects how it conducts heat (and thus the drinks flavor).
posted by DetonatedManiac at 10:22 PM on December 15, 2008

Can you or he ask the Buena Vista who their supplier is?
posted by pmbuko at 10:37 PM on December 15, 2008