Review on Crafted Elegance: Cocktail Mixing Glass Handblown to Perfection by Ian Iknokinok

When you mix spirits it pays to have a good mixing glass. If you stir the drink in this glass vigorously before pouring it into a serving glass (with ice), the drink will stay cold longer and the ice in the serving glass will not melt as quickly. You can easily mix double or multiple drinks in this glass because of its large size. For the last trick, I recommend pre-chilling the jar. I make a few drinks that are served at around -22 degrees and everything used to make the drink needs to be VERY cold so the drink ingredients don't get hot. Before you got this mixing glass, two serving glasses (one for mixing, one for serving) needed to be pre-chilled in order to make this drink. Now I just keep an extra mixing glass in the freezer along with my ultra-cold ice and spirits and the drinks come out great :) Add a quality bar spoon and some technique and you're mixing your favorite cocktails in style!