HISTORY COMPANY The Original Nick & Nora Crystal Coupette-Style Glass, Set of 2 Review (2026)

Who this glass suits

HISTORY COMPANY sells this coupette in a 2-piece gift box, so it is built for a couple or a single home bartender rather than someone hosting a full dinner party out of the box. The design leans on a post-Prohibition, vintage look, with a long stem and a curved bowl that narrows toward the rim, which is why it is often described as coupette-style rather than a flat, wide-mouthed coupe. That narrower mouth is a practical choice as much as a stylistic one, since it keeps a stirred drink from sloshing over the sides on the walk from bar cart to sofa. It fits well as a gift for someone who likes the look of 1930s bar culture, or as a pair kept aside specifically for Martinis, Manhattans and other drinks served up.

Design, materials and size

The glass is made from non-lead crystal, which the brand markets for its clarity and brilliance rather than the older leaded formulas some vintage-style barware still uses. HISTORY COMPANY lists the glass at roughly 2.75 inches across the top, 2.5 inches at the base, and about 5.875 inches tall, with a long stem and a deep, curved bowl beneath a narrower, delicate lip. That shape is the main thing separating a coupette from a standard wide coupe: the curve pulls in toward the top, which helps trap aroma and keeps a stirred drink from spilling as easily. The exact fluid capacity is not printed on the box, so if you pour generous cocktails it is worth measuring your usual recipe against the bowl depth before you buy a full bar's worth.

Living with the glass

Since this is a fine-stemmed crystal glass rather than heavy barware, it is best handled the way most stemware is: hand wash it, dry it by hand rather than leaving it to air dry stacked with other glasses, and store it upright rather than nested inside other glassware where the rim can chip. The gift box packaging doubles as reasonably protective storage if you want to keep the pair somewhere other than an open shelf. In use, the narrow mouth and curved bowl are well suited to Manhattans, Martinis, Sidecars and Gimlets, all classic stirred or shaken-then-strained drinks served up without ice, where the shape helps hold aroma near the glass while you sip.

How it compares with the rest of the field

In this site's Nick and Nora ranking, this glass lands near the bottom of the pack, mainly on features and specs rather than fit for the job. Cocktail Kingdom's six-pack and Riedel's Drink Specific Glassware both score higher in part because they give more information upfront, including printed capacity, and because a six-glass set works for larger gatherings in a way a two-glass box cannot. Viski's Raye pair and Amehla's handblown coupe, also sold as a set of two, sit closer in spirit to this glass but lean toward a plainer, more contemporary coupe shape rather than the long-stemmed vintage silhouette here. If period-correct styling matters more to you than matching a big group's worth of glasses, this is the one in the lineup built specifically for that vintage look.

Verdict and who should pick something else

This coupette earns its place for anyone who wants a vintage-inspired stem specifically for Manhattans and Martinis and does not need more than two glasses right away. The crystal clarity and curved bowl look the part for a home bar built around classic cocktails. Anyone hosting more than two people, or anyone who wants a printed capacity to plan pours around, should look higher in this guide toward the six-glass or four-glass options instead. As a starter pair or a gift, though, it does what it sets out to do.

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