Last April I had been on the hunt for a new style of glass container for my soy candles. While the double old fashioned glasses I was using at the time were great, my supplier folded so I was more or less forced to find a new source. So after much snooping on the web looking for suppliers and manufacturers, I contacted a distributor for The Libby Company and discovered the wonderful world of square glass jars! There’s something great about the square. I’ve always loved the shape: it’s predictable, fits easily into most spaces, etc, etc, etc.
Before I knew it, I had a whole mess of jar samples arriving at my door, which meant many hours of testing ahead of me. Initially, the jar I chose was a massive 12oz. square jar, but its sheer size and weight made the shipping expense more than the cost of the jar alone! But it was “The 9oz. Rock” that won me over in the end, with its sophisticated styling and versatility.
One of the more interesting things I learned about this jar is that Libby had originally manufactured this jar as bar wear. Yes, this jar was actually meant to be a modern twist on the double old fashioned drinking glass! And what Libby soon learned was that Candle makers also fancied the glass jars as containers for their candles.
Nearly a year later I had all but forgotten about this fact until the March 2010 issue of Esquire Magazine made its way in my mailbox boasting a very iconic, debonair looking Leo DiCaprio holding a cigar and tossing his beverage at the photographer. What immediately caught my attention was not those famous bright blue eyes or his handsome, suave look; rather, it was the glass he was drinking out of… the Libby 9oz Rock.
And as many of you out there know I’m always encouraging you, my loyal customers, to find useful ways to reuse their jars rather than just toss them into the bin. So for all you fans of Whitehall Candle Company out there, “Burn up, then drink up” and before long, you’ll have collected a whole set of stylish drink wear!
Cheers!
