"American" or "Boston" cocktail shaker .
Design Ettore Sottsass in consultation with Alberto Gozzi, 1979.
In two parts - Stainless steel & glass. Capacity 50cl.
D 9cm, H 28cm. ( 3.5" x 11" )
This is considered to be the most professional type of shaker: legend has it that it was created towards the end of the 19th century by an unknown barman on board a transatlantic liner sailing from Boston to Europe. It consists of two parts which fit one into the other: a large metal tumbler - in this case, in 18/10 stainless steel rendered flexible by a special strain - hardening operation, and a tumbler in very thick glass. The tumbler ( preferably the one in steel ) can also be used as a mixing glass ( for cocktails with dry liqueurs, while the shaker is used for dense liquids ), together with the wisk for bars.
This project comes from an in - depth investigation into professional tools for bars and for wines carried out in the second half of the Seventies with Alberto Gozzi of the Scuola Alberghiera, the training school for the hotel trade, in Stressa. He has since worked with Alessi on many other related projects.
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