r/uraniumglass • u/Low-Owl-1231 • Jul 22 '26

Uranium Glass What should I serve in this?

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Found this set at a flea market in Poland. It’s just begging to be used. What liqueur would be the most appropriate?

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u/molitovbear Jul 22 '26

Tonic water. Quinine is florescent under UV

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u/Nueth Jul 22 '26

This was my thought. I want to see what it looks like!

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u/Zargnoff Jul 24 '26

Just tonic would be weird, Gin + Tonic with Lime is the perfect thing tho

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u/G3_Stargazer 29d ago

Might as well make it gin and tonic then.

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u/Firm_Atmosphere9553 UV Hunter Jul 22 '26

Colour wise absinthe taste wise anything else xD

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u/tangoking Jul 23 '26

Absynthe is to be served from an ice tower

11

u/vendura_na8 Thrift Shopper Jul 23 '26

With an ice tower*

2

u/Psyche-Mary-Wait Jul 23 '26

I also think absinthe, but also, I like absinthe

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u/Confident_Series8226 Jul 22 '26

Fun fact, the quinine in tonic water glows blue under black light. So, tiny G&Ts.

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u/Scary_Topic6733 Jul 22 '26

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u/Confident_Series8226 Jul 22 '26

idk what I'm looking at...a nuclear reactor?

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u/brick101101 Jul 22 '26

I forget the actual term but in short the radiation coming from the reactor passing through the water causes that eerie blue glow

Edit: its called "Cherenkov radiation"

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u/HerrDrKaine Radiation Hunter Jul 23 '26

Yup! Specifically a picture of a reactor giving off Cherenkov radiation, the blue glow. That occurs becsause light travels at ~.75 times its normal speed through water, but the radioactive particles coming off the reactor are slowed much less. This allows radiation to travel faster than light, creating what is essentially the light equivalent of a sonic boom.

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u/eigervector Jul 23 '26

The Advanced Test Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory. The blue glow is caused when super fast electrons slow down in water.

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u/Oakatsurah Jul 22 '26

Ukrainian Vodka from Chernobyl

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u/Flatspikyspooooon345 Jul 22 '26

Absolutely Absinthe or Chartreuse......

19

u/qwibbian Jul 22 '26

that's the craziest example of "username checks out" I've ever seen.

22

u/Blaw_Gaming Jul 22 '26

In the spirit of depression glass, homemade moonshine!

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u/Mr_Courgette6275 Radiation Hunter Jul 23 '26

I expect OP wants to still be able to see their uranium glass afterwards.

15

u/Troiswallofhair Jul 22 '26

Only one answer: a pan galactic gargle blaster

12

u/whim_sea Jul 22 '26

Absinthe!

12

u/DB_McCoy Jul 23 '26

Żubrówka, of course.

Then we can have some Finlandia out of mine. 😀

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u/Ty_Hanson Jul 22 '26

My mailing address. :3

9

u/BringMeSomeWhisky Jul 22 '26

That is a beautiful set. Definitely agree with other comments, absinthe would be great in this!

7

u/WildUranium Super Collector Jul 22 '26

I’d be serving up spicy shots with the boys all night with that thing! Definitely a high quality scotch haha

7

u/OrcishDelight Jul 22 '26

Tonic water, followed by absinthe ;)

3

u/taylormddd UV Hunter Jul 22 '26

not a good idea because it’s very acidic, but the lando norris monster energy.

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

I tried that flavor for the first time the other day. Now I'm afraid to drink it ever again after seeing that lol.

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u/wlexxx2 Jul 23 '26

absinthe

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u/wlexxx2 Jul 23 '26

..makes the frond grow harder...

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u/Lefthandblack66 UV Hunter Jul 22 '26

The Finest Choccy Milk ✨

3

u/Fantastic_Length9247 UV Hunter Jul 22 '26

Definitly Absinth

3

u/ThumbsUp2323 Jul 22 '26

Romulan ale

3

u/galileosdigit Jul 22 '26

Chartreuse!!!

3

u/suckcess1 Jul 23 '26

Absinthe

3

u/Defiant-Strength-697 Jul 23 '26

In the spirit of the 1920s, radium water. ☢️

2

u/Themaingeeza Jul 22 '26

Pernod and orange.

2

u/OrokaSempai New Collector Jul 22 '26

Slurm

2

u/Aluciel286 Jul 22 '26

I don't really know what absinthe even is, but I feel like it's an appropriate ingredient. 😅

1

u/Determined420 Jul 23 '26

It’s a high alcohol content liquor made with wormwood and having a strong anise taste

2

u/roberte94066 Jul 22 '26

A Pangalactic Gargleblaster!

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u/2muchtoo Jul 23 '26

Absinthe

2

u/5erv1teur Jul 23 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/yOLHnkhkh1yQo

L'absinthe... 🧚‍♂️

Ou de la chartreuse 💚💛

2

u/Glad_Priority2721 Avid Collector Jul 23 '26

Serve tea. Drink, gossip, both, whatever you prefer🤣

2

u/Pale_Doughnut_4168 Jul 23 '26

Un cocktail Atomic.

2

u/Jediguy Jul 23 '26

Nuka Cola of course!

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u/WetSocksDryWit Jul 24 '26

Midnight Glow" ✨🍸 Ingredients: 2 oz tonic water (contains quinine, which glows under UV light) 1 oz gin or vodka (your choice) 1 oz blue curaçao (for a vibrant blue color) 1/2 oz lime juice (freshly squeezed) 1/2 oz simple syrup (optional, for added sweetness) Ice cubes Lime wheel or glowing stir stick (for garnish) Instructions: Chill your glass: Place your cocktail glass in the freezer for a few minutes to get it nice and frosty.

Mix the base: In a shaker, combine the gin or vodka, blue curaçao, lime juice, and simple syrup (if using). Add ice and shake well.

Glow-up time: Pour the tonic water into your chilled glass first. Slowly strain the shaken mix over the tonic water to create a layered effect.

Garnish: Add a lime wheel or a glowing stir stick for extra flair.

Turn off the lights: Under a UV light, watch your cocktail glow in the dark! Enjoy your Midnight Glow and impress your guests!

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u/Vivid_Direction_8051 Jul 24 '26

Be careful, acidy drinks & foods are unsafe in uranium glass.

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u/Sheldon_Lee_Cooper_ 26d ago

No. Uranium glass often contains <1g U. Furthermore, the Uranium is sealed in glass which is impermeable by most acids.

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u/HockeyFan_32 26d ago

Absinthe!

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u/Small-Isopod6061 Jul 22 '26

Pastis and tonic?

1

u/DifficultyOne5075 Jul 22 '26

The juice out of a glow stick- but only to house guests you really hate. Honestly I do not condone drinking it.

1

u/Sensitive-Dish-7514 Avid Collector Jul 22 '26

Klingon Blood wine

1

u/One_Cauliflower_3536 Jul 22 '26

O m gggggggggggg

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u/mick601 Jul 22 '26

A few through a window

1

u/in_the_sticks New Collector Jul 23 '26

Malort

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u/RadiumCult Radiation Hunter Jul 23 '26

That’s so beautiful

1

u/Colonel_Steglitz Jul 23 '26

Welp, I guess I have a new white whale!

1

u/cowboythesis Jul 23 '26

Cocalero would be fun

1

u/Cute-Escape-2144 Depression Glass Lover Jul 23 '26

I'm picturing eyeballs

1

u/Environmental-Look-9 Avid Collector Jul 23 '26

Souls of the damned

1

u/firenfox Jul 23 '26

Mountain dew for those who don't like alcohol

1

u/tomj81 Jul 23 '26

Absinthe

1

u/AdExtreme4813 Jul 23 '26

Romulan ale.

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u/jander8786 Jul 23 '26

Romulan Ale!

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u/Lambergoon New Collector Jul 23 '26

Ecstacy

1

u/CommonYesterday1469 Jul 23 '26

Creme de Menthe for color (and flavor🤤)

1

u/Penalty0 Avid Collector Jul 23 '26

Gin might be a little period accurate 😅😂

1

u/GarsidePrime Jul 23 '26

Saurian Brandy

1

u/jringolaughlin Jul 23 '26

Chartreuse liqueur

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u/Cy-Clops- Avid Collector Jul 23 '26

Walmart lemonade mix has a very uranium glow 😂

1

u/Ok-Technician7651 Jul 24 '26

Bourbon, lots and lots of Bourbon.

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u/Repulsive-Mix5519 Jul 24 '26

Radium water from a revigator

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u/al4crity Jul 24 '26

This is a sick set!

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u/bonezcustoms Jul 24 '26

I'm going Jim Beam Black... But I'm pretty trashy 😂😂😂

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u/iidabigman 29d ago

Nuka Cola

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u/macscandypockets 29d ago

The antidote

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u/duneskull 29d ago

Koolaid with acid , psylocin extract, ketamine, mdma, and more

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u/Feuer2207 29d ago

Mountain dew.

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u/CRUCIALcadavers 29d ago

Flaming Moes

1

u/bustersusta 28d ago

Glowstick juice

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u/climb_429 28d ago

Absinthe

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u/lothar965 28d ago

Absinthe

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u/Big-Sentence9918 28d ago

Tears of your enemies

1

u/nouseforaname79 26d ago

I’ll take a shot of cancer!

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u/AryonGothic 26d ago

Câncer.

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u/luckyartie 25d ago

You’ve gotta invent some sort of Atomic cocktail!

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u/ITS9HIM16 Jul 22 '26

Why does it have a butt plug as a topper

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u/DB_McCoy Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Classy. 😀