The Nick & Nora glass emerged as a significant symbol during the early aughts cocktail renaissance, offering an elegant alternative to the V-shaped Martini glass. Originally popularized by Dale DeGroff in the late 1980s, it indicated a shift in drinking culture towards more serious, craft cocktails. Bartenders appreciated the Nick & Nora for being practical and stylish, favoring stirred cocktails that differed from previous trends. However, over time, the glass began to fade from popularity, indicating a shift in the cocktail landscape once again.
The Nick & Nora was glass of the early aughts' great craft cocktail renaissance, elegant and classic, yet also embodying a rebellion against the dominant V-shaped Martini glass.
I think the Nick & Nora is pretty emblematic of that very serious time, as drinking became a thinking man's pursuit rather than just a partier's activity.
We were favoring a lot of stirred, boozy cocktails, because they were just so different from what was being consumed at the time.
Nick & Noras were practical, hard to spill and hard to break, making them a chic indicator of a well-made drink.
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