A cocktail glass charm is a celebration you can wear. It stands for good company, marked milestones, and the particular joy of an evening that was planned as one drink and became a story.
Where the cocktail began: The word cocktail was first defined in print on 13 May 1806, when the American newspaper The Balance and Columbian Repository described it as a stimulating liquor composed of spirits, sugar, water and bitters. Two centuries later the drink has its own glassware, its own hour and a permanent place at every engagement, promotion and big birthday worth toasting.
The raised glass: Long before anyone shook a martini, raising a glass was how people sealed friendships and wished each other well. The cocktail glass charm borrows that gesture and makes it permanent: a little silver toast to the good times, worn on the wrist.
What the cocktail glass charm represents
As jewellery, the cocktail glass stands for celebration and connection. It can mark a specific occasion, a hen do, a milestone birthday, a graduation, or simply belong to someone whose diary is always full and whose group chat never sleeps.
Who the cocktail glass charm suits
It is a natural gift for the friend who organises every get-together, a cocktail enthusiast with a home bar, a bride-to-be, or anyone turning twenty-one, thirty or fifty. It also works as a bridesmaid thank-you with a story attached, or a souvenir of one unforgettable night.
The design behind the cocktail glass charm
The Lily Charmed cocktail glass charm has the classic martini silhouette: a clean V-shaped bowl balanced on a slender stem. It is made from recycled 925 sterling silver with a tarnish-resistant rhodium plating that keeps its shine through late nights and washing-up alike, and its universal hinged clasp fits Pandora bracelets and most charm carriers.
How to wear the cocktail glass
Wear it solo on a bracelet as a wink to your social side, or group it with the cherry charm for a maraschino moment. On a chain it becomes a charm necklace and a subtle conversation starter at, fittingly, drinks parties.
For more ways to toast someone brilliant, browse the rest of the food and drink charm collection, from cherries to takeaway coffee cups for the morning after.
