Help me find this specific rocks glass
June 9, 2022 8:20 AM Subscribe
I'm trying to find this exact glass, but would happily settle for anything relatively close. It's a normal sized rocks glass, and I remember once looking at the bottom and noticing a logo that looked like a simple crown, something like this, but maybe with 5 points. It feels impossible to search etsy/ebay for rocks glasses, as 9 out of 10 results are the personalized/engraved type, and I haven't seen anything just like it browsing the web...
I've messaged the bar on instagram, and they didn't reply. I will ask next time I'm there in person, but I don't know how long that will be. I'm sure I'd have more luck than etsy going to secondhand stores, but this bar has dozens of these so presumably some establishment sells them...
The features of this that I like are the general heft and thickness of the glass feels just right, not too thick or thin. I like the cylindrical shape, I found some online but the sides are more slanted, and while I've found some similar glasses that have a cross hatching diagonal design, they usually feel more busy than this.
Every few months they post a picture on instagram and it reminds me I need to find a copycat, and I search the internet in vain for a day and get frustrated and forget, so I figured I'd offer the challenge up to metafilter. Thanks for the help!
I've messaged the bar on instagram, and they didn't reply. I will ask next time I'm there in person, but I don't know how long that will be. I'm sure I'd have more luck than etsy going to secondhand stores, but this bar has dozens of these so presumably some establishment sells them...
The features of this that I like are the general heft and thickness of the glass feels just right, not too thick or thin. I like the cylindrical shape, I found some online but the sides are more slanted, and while I've found some similar glasses that have a cross hatching diagonal design, they usually feel more busy than this.
Every few months they post a picture on instagram and it reminds me I need to find a copycat, and I search the internet in vain for a day and get frustrated and forget, so I figured I'd offer the challenge up to metafilter. Thanks for the help!
Or these from Orrefors, which seem nice and thick.
FWIW I looked for hatch or hatched and double old fashioned.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 8:42 AM on June 9, 2022
FWIW I looked for hatch or hatched and double old fashioned.
posted by Admiral Haddock at 8:42 AM on June 9, 2022
I have barware where the mark on the bottom is an etched three pointed crown with a rectangle under it (the same width as the base). I am searching my email if I have any records from when and where I got them.
posted by janell at 8:54 AM on June 9, 2022
posted by janell at 8:54 AM on June 9, 2022
(BTW, for any dish or glass you want to source that you've seen in a bar or restaurant, search "restaurant supply". I image searched 'restaurant supply rocks glass' expecting to see something similar and then search the similar options until I got the right glass, but this one was just sitting there about half a scroll down on the page)
posted by newpotato at 9:01 AM on June 9, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by newpotato at 9:01 AM on June 9, 2022 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Google Lens on my phone found this glass looks pretty similar
posted by ljesse at 9:13 AM on June 9, 2022
posted by ljesse at 9:13 AM on June 9, 2022
Best answer: Here's the glass for sale in Toronto.
As someone with an affinity for good glassware, I'd suggest you can do better.
This kind of glass is made for restaurants, which means they're made of glass, rather than crystal, because it's vastly cheaper (important if you have drunk customers). If you can afford crystal, and are careful enough with the glasses in your home, you should try and find some.
The best rocks glasses I've ever found are made by a company called "Laura B". They'll take large cubes, have an extremely thick bottom to give it heft in your hand and keep it from toppling over if knocked while on the table, and will keep your drink cold extra long because they're crystal.
Here's a completely unglamorous shot of one of mine (and the logo). I have 5 left from a set of 8, with 3 having been broken by clumsy guests in the last 10 or so years. I've seen them on screen in movies many times, always in the homes of rich characters drinking whiskey. They're between $20 and $40 each if you can find them. Terrific glasses, though I have not found a current seller.
posted by dobbs at 9:19 AM on June 9, 2022
As someone with an affinity for good glassware, I'd suggest you can do better.
This kind of glass is made for restaurants, which means they're made of glass, rather than crystal, because it's vastly cheaper (important if you have drunk customers). If you can afford crystal, and are careful enough with the glasses in your home, you should try and find some.
The best rocks glasses I've ever found are made by a company called "Laura B". They'll take large cubes, have an extremely thick bottom to give it heft in your hand and keep it from toppling over if knocked while on the table, and will keep your drink cold extra long because they're crystal.
Here's a completely unglamorous shot of one of mine (and the logo). I have 5 left from a set of 8, with 3 having been broken by clumsy guests in the last 10 or so years. I've seen them on screen in movies many times, always in the homes of rich characters drinking whiskey. They're between $20 and $40 each if you can find them. Terrific glasses, though I have not found a current seller.
posted by dobbs at 9:19 AM on June 9, 2022
Best answer: The little crown is a logo of Cocktail Kingdom. Have a look here for your glass, or visit this pate for many other rocks glasses, double-rocks glasses, coupes, Nick & Nora glasses, collins glasses, sour glasses, etc. by Cocktail Kingdom.
posted by slkinsey at 9:53 AM on June 9, 2022 [3 favorites]
posted by slkinsey at 9:53 AM on June 9, 2022 [3 favorites]
Response by poster: Great work everybody, I had thought to search restaurant supply stores but must have missed it. I think the glasses newpotato, ljesse, and slkinsey found look very close, and ordered some to see.
dobbs, you make an excellent point but I am among the clumsiest people on the planet and while I wish I could own nice crystal glasses without breaking them, for now I was hoping for something a bit sturdier.
posted by DynamiteToast at 12:16 PM on June 9, 2022
dobbs, you make an excellent point but I am among the clumsiest people on the planet and while I wish I could own nice crystal glasses without breaking them, for now I was hoping for something a bit sturdier.
posted by DynamiteToast at 12:16 PM on June 9, 2022
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i'm using quilted and "rocks glass" (with quotes) as my search terms, just fyi.
posted by noloveforned at 8:38 AM on June 9, 2022 [1 favorite]