Computer technology and precision engineering are behind a new whiskey glass from Norlan, a company started by Brian Fichtner and Shane Bahng, who were at the SoHo design store, Moss, and an Icelandic designer, Sruli Recht. Called the Rauk Heavy Tumbler (it weighs about a pound and holds 8.5-ounces), its name is an old Scottish word for rock, and it has several interesting features to enhance the drink. The crystal glass, made in the Czech Republic, is molded with a chevron pattern inside at the bottom to augment muddling. And though its base appears flat, only four points of it actually touch a surface, making it seem lighter than it is.
Norlan Rauk Heavy Tumbler, $50, norlanglass.com.
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