HISTORY COMPANY The Original Nick & Nora Crystal Martini Glass

HISTORY COMPANY The Original Nick & Nora Crystal Martini Glass 2-Piece Set (Gift Box Collection)
- Premium Gift Box Set of 2 iconic Original Nick & Nora Crystal Martini Glasses, authentic post-Prohibition-style, inspired by Dashiell Hammett’s deliriously charming detectives, Nick and Nora Charles of ‘The Thin Man’ movies
- Why are these glasses so small? The most essential quality of the glass, and what sets it apart from contemporary stemware, is its size. Today’s mixologists have embraced the glass for quality over quantity, to show off and elevate presentation
- Dimensions for superior functionality: 2 3/4-inches (T); 2 1/2-inches (B); 5 7/8-inches (H); 6-ounces (volume capacity); the modest 6 ounce-size is perfect for a drink that inspires small and elegant sips
- Seductive and elegant, crafted from purest, non-lead crystal, ensuring clarity and brilliance; original design features a long stem, high-sided bowl, narrow mouth, and moderate capacity; a glass that provides ‘a sense of occasion’
- Crafted with deep, curved bowl and thin, delicate lip, practical and versatile to ensure civilized sipping of the Martini, Manhattan, Sidecar, Bronx, Gimlet, and other straight-up cocktails; ‘Wine Enthusiast’ recommends the glass for serving Old Pal and Bijou cocktails
- Safe, strong, durable and designed for beauty and strength; engineered to withstand rigors of professional bar service; perfect gift-giving idea for hospitality and celebrations - party gifts, birthdays, engagement, wedding, housewarming, anniversaries
- Unconditional 100% Quality and Satisfaction Guarantee. Since 1997, History Company has specialized in extraordinary products inspired by history and authenticity, where ‘Every Gift Holds a Story,’ and where you are sure to find the perfect item for any occasion.
- Smaller circumference and higher, rounded sides make it steadier and significantly less likely to spill, making these are many bartenders’ preferred cocktails glasses; the shape has enough in common with a wine glass to make them a good option for serving liqueurs, fortified wines, and other tipples best enjoyed in small quantities
- Nick and Nora Charles are a fictional married couple who solve murder mysteries while exchanging smart repartee and sipping cocktails. They are the main characters of the movie ‘The Thin Man’ which was released in 1934, just after the end of Prohibition
- The Nick & Nora glass was named by bartender Dale DeGroff for Nick and Nora Charles, a pair of fictional detectives. DeGroff was hired to lead the bar program at the Rainbow Room restaurant in New York City in 1987, where he popularized classic and forgotten cocktails, served in the glasses of the 1930s
"The Thin Man" is still celebrated as the epitome of cocktail elegance. Besides witty dialogue, this series of six films with William Powell and Myrna Loy dabbles in mysteries, martinis, and romance. Powell is Nick Charles, an elegant, urbane detective, and Nora is his stylish, sexy wife. These are movies in which the main characters start drinking when they get out of bed in the morning and don't stop till the case is solved several days later. They get a little tipsy, but no one gets falling-down-drunk. You might think it's their old-school alcohol metabolism that keeps them afloat, but it's actually because the drinks Nick and Nora Charles imbibe are really much smaller than we are used to. It's a case of the dreadful portion-size inflation that has taken over American dining and drinking. The glasses Nick and Nora used were about a third the size of the typical "martini" glass nowadays. (In one scene, Nora comes in. He hands her a drink. She asks him how much he's had. "This will make six martinis," he says, so she orders five more to keep up). The authentic Nick and Nora Martini Glass, perhaps the best known drink glass of its time, holds a mere 5.5 ounces. It has been re-issued as part of the Minners Classic Cocktail range of glassware using the original glass molds of glasses manufactured in the 1930s, designed to withstand the rigors of the hospitality industry (used at New York's Pegu Club). The Gift Box Set of 2 Nick and Nora Glasses includes a Thin Man Drinking Companion with quips and quotes from the classic film.

Country	USA
Brand	HISTORY COMPANY
Manufacturer	HISTORY COMPANY
Binding	Kitchen
ItemPartNumber	B0089P1VT2
Model	B0089P1VT2
Warranty	Unconditional 100% Quality and Satisfaction Guarantee
Color	Clear
Size	2 Count (Pack of 1)
UnitCount	2
UPCs	608819365459
EANs	0608819365459
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

HISTORY COMPANY The Original Nick & Nora Crystal Martini Glass 2-Piece Set (Gift Box Collection)

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