Arcoroc

With Arcoroc, choose a range first, because within a range the same silhouette runs through every size. Islande is the widest: a 6.5 cl shot glass, tumblers of 20 and 30 cl and long drink glasses of 22, 29, 31, 33 and 36 cl. If you are laying up a terrace or a function room, that single range covers the whole menu without the table looking untidy.

Norvege is fully tempered and the most robust, Salto and Log have a thicker base and more weight, Granity goes up to 65 cl for large long drinks with plenty of ice, and Brio covers the finer end with flutes of 9.5 and 16 cl and a 20 cl coupe. Arcadie and Broadway sit somewhere in between in shape. When ordering, also check stackability: the Islande tumblers stack, not all the long drink glasses do, and in a cupboard without much height that matters more than you would think.

In the hospitality industry, Arcoroc is mainly chosen for its capacity. A small beer or tulip glass comes in the smaller sizes, soft drinks and juice in 22 to 33 cl long drink glasses, and anything with lots of ice in the 36 cl glass or the 65 cl Granity. Fill the glass with ice first and only then pour, not the other way around: this cools the glass as well and the ice melts noticeably more slowly.

For the bar, the heavier tumblers are the most interesting. An Islande or Log tumbler of 27 to 30 cl has enough weight in the base to serve as a mixing glass, for example for a cuba libre that you build directly in the glass. A mojito with crushed ice works better in a straight long drink glass, where the mint leaves can rise along the sides instead of remaining at the bottom.

Tempered glass is stronger, but it also breaks differently. Where ordinary glass throws off a shard, tempered glass falls apart into small granules. That is safer in a kitchen, but it also means a glass with a damaged rim cannot be saved: take it out of circulation as soon as you feel a chip or a crack.

Arcoroc is built for the industrial dishwasher and handles high temperatures perfectly well. What it does not handle is scooping ice with the glass itself, because that creates exactly the rim damage where breakage starts. Always use an ice scoop. A milky bloom after hundreds of wash cycles comes from hard water or too much rinse aid, not from the glass.

If you search further within the brand, the complete Islande series is grouped separately. If you want to compare by shape across brands instead, look under long drink glasses or beer glasses. For a cabinet with limited height, stackable glasses are the most convenient place to start. The Arcoroc tea glasses that are frequently searched for are listed under the broader tea glassescategory, together with the double-walled models. And if any bar tools are still missing, you can find shakers, strainers and jiggers under cocktail shakers, which also includes complete bar sets for anyone who wants to restock everything at once.