The Spksy Cup from Prohibition to the new golden age of speakeasies

The ' speakeasy,' literally "talking under your breath," is a type of venue that finds its origins in the American Prohibition years. Outlaw places, therefore camouflaged in the city's most hidden streets and neighborhoods, these were often 'basement' establishments with brick vaults and essential settings. There alcohol was consumed there at that time (the 1920s and early 1930s) prohibited, in a muffled atmosphere so as not to arouse attention, to the point of keeping in conversations as quiet a tone as possible, precisely 'speakeasy'. One figure gives pause for thought: while before Prohibition New York City had about 15 thousand bars, a few years after the prohibitions came into effect it is believed that there were nearly 32 thousand speakeasies in the city, frequented by all social strata of the population.

When Prohibition ended in 1933, speakeasies disappeared-until the present day. In fact, the formula is experiencing a new season, so much so that all over the world - and Italy is no exception - these venues based on the allure of the secret and the hidden are flourishing. A renaissance often thanks to passionate bartenders, who have embarked on a professional journey to rediscover the mixability of the early 20th century. The secular charm of the cocktail thus seems to be experiencing a new springtime; a young generation of bartenders has opened trendy venues in the biggest cities in our country, through the rediscovery of great classics such as Negroni, Manhattan, Boulevardier and Moscow Mule.

The Spksy Cocktail Cup in glass cl 15 already expresses in its name its intent, which is the possibility of tasting drinks as in the days of Prohibitionism, in establishments that want to revive that experience. In fact, the Spksy, speakeasy collection echoes the typical style of atime when cocktails were forbidden, but their presentation was unique. The stem is typical of the entire line, but the new features are shape and capacity. From the sturdy glass, the design and incredible lightness, for those who can not give up style, preserving the durability and quality of glass over time. As elegant, refined and charming as during the glitzy parties of the first half of the twentieth century, its cut creates a special play of light, highlighting your drinks even more. Its 15 cl is also ideal for serving drinks recovered from the cookbooks of the time, all the more so because these cups were the most widely used, especially for high society parties.

The Spksy cl 15 cocktail cup was also featured in cinema thanks to the 1934 film The Thin Man, a brilliant detective comedy directed by W. S. Van Dyke based on Dashiell Hammett's crime novel of the same name. Sophisticated but with mystery overtones, the work centers on the events of Nick and Nora Charles, a married couple - former detective he and wealthy heiress she - engaged in investigating the disappearance of a scientist and the murders that follow; all in between drinks, strictly in cups like the one we presented to you. At the time B-list actors, thanks to the success of the film the two actors became one of the most beloved couples in Hollywood cinema, while The Thin Man gave birth to a celebrated series, earning four nominations at the 1935 Academy Awards. As well as a symbol of an era that is no more, but which products such as the Spksy Glass Cocktail Cup cl 15 are trying to revive.