Name: Natürliche Strohhalme
Address: Norder Ohe 1a, Hamburg, 22395, Deutschland
Telephone: +49 40 8707 6348

NaturStrohhalme banner: which straw for which winter drink? Drawn winter cocktails and glasses

As soon as the first fairy lights go up outside, your menu starts to change too. The spritz turns into a cranberry spritz, the whiskey sour picks up a hint of cinnamon, and by the second weekend of Advent at the latest, someone orders a frozen eggnog. What often gets overlooked: winter drinks are thicker, creamier and often colder than their summer cousins. You notice it most with the straw. A straw that’s too thin in a frozen drink is about as useful as a teaspoon for shovelling snow.

So that your team doesn’t have to guess during the busiest time of the year, we’ve matched our four sizes to typical winter drinks.

Why size matters more in winter

In summer it’s mostly about ice and bubbles. In winter, textures come into play that ask quite a lot of a straw:

Creamy ingredients like cream, egg white, coffee liqueur or nut milk flow more slowly.
Crushed ice and frozen versions need a diameter that won’t clog.
Christmas parties run longer. NaturStrohhalme stay stable for up to 2 hours in cold drinks, even when the boss’s speech runs a little long.
Delicate spices like cardamom, tonka bean or orange zest should take centre stage. Our straws are taste-neutral and stay out of the way.

Ø 6 × 200 mm: for winter spritzes and long drinks

The slim straw is the right choice for anything tall, clear and sparkling. It barely catches the eye and leaves the stage to the drink.

A good match for:

Cranberry or pomegranate spritz
Gin and tonic with rosemary and star anise
Moscow mule in a copper mug with a baked-apple note
Alcohol-free punch highball on ice

A small tip from practice: with spritz variations that have lots of fizz, guests drink more slowly through a slim straw. The bubbles last longer, and the drink tastes fresh down to the last sip.

Ø 8 × 200 mm: the all-rounder for sours

Sours are true winter classics, because they combine the warmth of whiskey, amaretto or rum with fresh acidity. The egg-white foam, or the vegan aquafaba version, gives them a velvety texture, and that’s exactly what the 8 mm diameter is made for. The straw draws the drink cleanly from beneath the foam, so your guests don’t have to fight for it.

Ø 8 × 200 mm is our most-ordered format in hospitality. The reason is simple: this one size covers a large part of your menu.

Ideal for:

Whiskey sour with cinnamon syrup
Amaretto sour with orange zest
Cranberry sour or plum sour
Fruit-forward winter cocktails with purée

If you only have room for one size in storage, this format will get you through the festive season most comfortably.

Ø 8 × 150 mm: short glasses and the espresso martini

Purists serve the espresso martini the classic way in a coupe, without a straw. In many bars, though, the version in a tumbler over ice has become well established, especially at Christmas parties where guests stand around chatting with a glass in hand. The short 8 mm straw is made for this: it doesn’t stick out of the glass by a mile and gets through the crema with ease.

Also a good fit for:

Espresso martini on the rocks with tonka or gingerbread spice
Winter caipirinha with orange and cinnamon
Bramble with blackberry liqueur on crushed ice
White Russian in a tumbler

Ø 12 × 200 mm: when the drink becomes dessert

Frozen drinks don’t just belong by the pool. In the festive season they show up on the menu as liquid dessert, and this is where a good straw parts ways with a frustrating one. With a 12 mm diameter, even thick blends and small bits of ice come through well.

Perfect for:

Frozen espresso martini
Frozen eggnog or frozen White Russian
Speculoos or gingerbread shakes
Smoothie cocktails with berries and yoghurt

An honest note: our straws are designed for cold drinks. For hot mulled wine or Irish coffee, a mug and a spoon remain the better choice.

Colours that look like Christmas

In winter, the eye drinks along more than ever. NaturStrohhalme come in four colours made from real ingredients, without any artificial dyes:

Red (beetroot) for cranberry, pomegranate and anything that looks like a Christmas market
Green (pandan) as a fir-green accent in a gin and tonic or highball
White (natural) for White Russians, eggnog and the snowy look
Yellow (turmeric) for drinks with orange, mandarin or honey

A red straw in the cranberry sour and a green one next to it in the gin and tonic, and the festive decoration is already on the counter without you hanging a single bauble. If you already switched your menu in autumn, you’ll find ideas for the transition in our autumn cocktail menu.

The overview for your bar

Size	Winter drinks
Ø 6 × 200 mm	Spritz variations, gin and tonic, Moscow mule, highballs
Ø 8 × 200 mm	Whiskey sour, amaretto sour, fruity winter cocktails
Ø 8 × 150 mm	Espresso martini on the rocks, caipirinha, White Russian
Ø 12 × 200 mm	Frozen drinks, eggnog, shakes, smoothie cocktails

And what’s inside every straw stays the same across all sizes:

57 % tapioca starch and 42 % arrowroot flour, plus 1 % natural colour (the white straw: 57 % tapioca starch and 43 % arrowroot flour)
Gluten-free and vegan (V-Label)
Tested in line with EU requirements for food contact
No coating, so no typical source of PFAS
Single-use, no washing up

It’s best to order for the festive season now, so that no format runs out between the company party and New Year’s Eve. Over 95 % of our orders come from hospitality businesses that reorder roughly every 3 months, and the festive season is when a well-stocked storeroom pays off the most.

Your guests will hardly notice the right straw, but they’ll notice the wrong one with every sip.

Ready to switch your business to straws made from real vegetables? Uncoated and tested against EU food contact requirements.

Switch to NaturStrohhalme: 57 % tapioca and 42 % arrowroot, with no plastic at all.

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Contact:
📞 +49 40 8707 6348
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