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Summer Favorites // Hard Strong Japanese Stacking Glasses
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You’ve almost certainly drank from one of these without noticing — the simple, sturdy, stackable glass that turns up in restaurants everywhere.
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Toyo-Sasaki invented the HS, short for Hard Strong, in 1967 — the first glass in Japan with a rim toughened so it wouldn’t chip. The design hasn’t changed since, and it even won Japan’s Long Life Award in 1974: the thick rim takes a beating, the body resists scratches, and they stack down small for tight kitchens.
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I use the 8.5oz for iced tea and water, the little 7oz for wine that needs no ceremony.