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The series revolves around four sizes. The 27 cl is the classic water glass for beside the plate, small enough not to clutter the table. The 36 cl is the most popular size and does everything: water, soft drinks, and juice at breakfast. The 44 cl leaves room for ice cubes without the glass immediately looking half empty. There is also the 40 cl highball glass, narrower and taller, which keeps carbonation longer. The 36 cl is also available in gray, black, and white. Feel free to compare it with the broader tumbler glasses and the water glasses.

For water at the table, pour to about two-thirds full so the glass remains stable. If adding ice, fill with ice first and then add the liquid; doing it the other way around makes the ice melt faster and waters down the drink. The 40 cl highball glass is the right shape for anything topped up with tonic or cola, from a Cuba Libre to a gin and tonic. Build it directly in the glass, with the ice first and the spirit afterward.

Kwarx is the factory's toughened type of glass, developed to stay clear. Where ordinary catering glass picks up a dull haze over time, Kwarx keeps its transparency even after hundreds of cycles. The rim is reinforced, which prevents cracks where most knocks land. Wash on a short glassware programme and rinse well; a limescale film comes from hard water more often than from the glass itself.

Looking for the same tumbler but taller? Then take a look at the highball glasses. If you want to see which other series the manufacturer makes, from wine glasses to tasting glasses, you’ll find them at Chef & Sommelier. And if residue still remains in a tall glass despite everything, it can almost always be removed with one of the glass brushes, which reach places a cloth never can.