Post #778855 by AceExplorer on Mon, Aug 14, 2017 9:55 AM

More info came to light when I did some quick web searches and found that Triple Old Fashioned glasses are available, definitely hard to find, and pricey.

From Williams-Sonoma, the "Dorset" crystal glassware:

• Single: 7-oz. cap., 3 1/2" high. ($71.95 for four)
• Double: 11.5-oz. cap., 3 3/4" high. ($79.95 for four)
• Triple: 15.2-oz. cap., 4 1/4" high. ($119.95 for four)

From Restoration Hardware, the "Boulevard" cut crystal glassware, showing as no longer available:

• 3¾" diam., 4½"H; 20 oz. (No price, sold in sets of two)

My estimated size of 18-22 oz was on target for one product with the triple at 20 oz, but not for the other which states their triple is 15.2 oz which lands it at the top of the "double" size range.

There's quite a bit of leeway with glassware volume, and I'm guessing that this is often the result of the design coming ahead of the finished glass volume. I have observed this with champagne saucers / coupes and with Nick & Nora glasses as well. Both are maddeningly inconsistent and constantly driving me to drink. :)

My conclusion is that you can substitute other glassware for the triple Old Fashioned. You need to know your drink volume, and then choose a different type of glassware to approximate a triple Old Fashioned. The wider and shorter your drink vessel is the closer you will come to approximating a real triple Old Fashioned. I would expect that a handful of "water" glasses may be considered as qualified substitutes if they have a somewhat short and squat appearance. Although, if too short and squat, such a large volume of liquid would be hard to hold, so I would expect triple old fashioneds to have a taller profile. Therefore the thought that a water glass or similar water tumbler could be considered an acceptable substitute.

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