$13.50 – $304.00Price range: $13.50 through $304.00
Handmade ceramic mezcal copitas in high-fired stoneware — 2 oz capacity, lead-free food-safe glaze, microwave and dishwasher safe, available in sets from 1 to 48. The artisan barware choice for mezcal gifts, home bars, and professional cocktail programs.
These are hand-thrown ceramic copitas — the traditional vessel for sipping mezcal the way it was meant to be drunk. Not from a shot glass. From a wide, shallow cup that lets the smoke, the fruit, and the complexity of a good mezcal breathe before it ever reaches your lips.
Each copita is wheel-thrown in a family-run studio in southern Colorado, glazed by hand, and fired twice — bisque first, then to cone 6 (roughly 2230°F) to vitrify the stoneware and lock in the glaze. The result is a cup that’s non-porous, chip-resistant, and finished in a deep cobalt or green glaze that looks like it was pulled from a kiln in Oaxaca. Because the form follows the same tradition, even if the hands are in Colorado.
The wide opening is the whole point. Mezcal culture has long favored the copita over the shot glass because aroma is half the ritual. Pour a joven, a reposado, or a high-smoke tobaziche into one of these and the difference is immediate. Your bar program — or your home bar — should reflect that kind of intention.
A set of these copitas is one of the stronger mezcal gifts you can put together. They’re functional, culturally grounded, and handmade in a way that reads immediately when someone holds one. The weight, the glaze pooling at the base, the slight variation between cups — none of that happens in a factory.
Gift buyers: pair a set of four with a bottle of mezcal and a small dish of sal de gusano and you have a complete tasting setup that requires zero explanation. It lands.
Bar managers and wholesale buyers: these have gone into restaurant programs across the country. Custom glazes and bulk pricing are available — reach out before ordering if you have a specific quantity, timeline, or finish in mind. Large runs require production lead time.
No two copitas are identical. Glaze pooling, rim shape, and exact tone vary cup to cup — that’s the nature of handmade ceramic work, not a quality issue. If you need uniformity, cast production ware is your answer. If you want something that actually looks like it was made by a person, these are it.
They also work for tequila service, sake, small pours of amaro, or as mise en place pinch bowls for salt, citrus prep, or spice — practical range beyond the mezcal ritual.
Custom glaze colors, bulk sets, and wholesale pricing are all on the table. These copitas have been produced for restaurant programs and bar accounts in volume — the craft scales. Send a message with your quantity, any design requests, and your timeline to get the conversation started.
Mezcal barware that carries the weight of the ritual. Made to use, made to last, made by hand.
| Glaze Options | Brown, Indigo Blue |
|---|---|
| Size of Order | Single, Set of 2, Set of 4, Set of 24, Set of 48 |
| Microwave Safe | Yes |
| Dishwasher Safe | Yes |
| Food Safe | Yes |
| Weight | 1 lbs |
| Shipping Dimensions | 6 × 6 × 6 in |
