Mountain Base Glass Cup with Wood Band for Coffee and Tea, Set of 2 or 4

A plain, straight glass cup with a mountain of clear glass rising from the bottom inside it, and a wide band of dark wood wrapped around the outside. Pour coffee or tea in and the drink settles around the foot of the peak, so the summit stands up out of it like a mountain coming through low cloud.

As you drink, more of the mountain appears, and by the last sip the whole ridge is showing. The wood band gives your fingers something to hold besides glass, and the cup is heat resistant, so it takes a fresh hot coffee in the morning and an iced one in the afternoon.

A cup worth looking into

Most glasses are designed to disappear, and a clear tumbler on a desk is just a container for whatever is in it. This one gives you something to look at between sips. The mountain rises from the floor of the glass in the same clear glass, with steep faceted slopes, sharp creases running down from a broad summit and a foot that spreads almost to the walls. It is not a neat cartoon cone. It looks more like a real range seen from a distance, and the edges catch the light the way ice does.

Dark coffee shows it off best, because the clear peak stands out against the brown. Amber tea makes it glow, and with a few ice cubes in cold brew it looks like a summit in the clouds. Empty on a shelf, it still reads as an object rather than a spare glass.

The wood band does the holding

A wide band of walnut-toned wood with a fine straight grain wraps around the glass, so your hand rests on wood rather than on bare glass when the drink is hot. It also gives the cup its look: dark wood against clear glass, the same pairing you see in a Japanese tea room or a good coffee bar.

The band wraps most of the way around, and its two rounded ends stop just short of each other at the back. From the front it reads as one clean ring.

Two sizes, in pairs or fours

The Small is about as tall as it is wide, a short, wide cup that holds 6.8 ounces, which suits an espresso-based drink, a cup of tea or a small pour of something cold. Its band sits close to the rim and the mountain fills most of the glass beneath it. The Large is nearly twice as tall and holds 10.1 ounces, enough for a full mug-sized coffee or a tall iced drink, with the band higher up and the peak sitting low in the glass.

Each size comes as a set of two or a set of four, all the same size in one order. Two work well for a morning coffee for two, and four cover the table when friends come round. Either way, the mountain is the first thing anyone notices.

Specifications

Type: Glass cup for coffee and tea

Material: Heat-resistant glass, wood band

Base: Glass mountain rising from the bottom inside the cup

Use: Hot and cold drinks

Small capacity: 6.8 fl oz (200 ml)

Small dimensions: 2.8 in across x 2.8 in tall (7 x 7 cm)

Large capacity: 10.1 fl oz (300 ml)

Large dimensions: 2.8 in across x 5 in tall (7 x 12.8 cm)

Handle: None, the wood band is the grip

Sets: Set of 2 or Set of 4, all one size per set

Package Includes

Set of 2:

2x Mountain Base Glass Cup with Wood Band

Set of 4:

4x Mountain Base Glass Cup with Wood Band