Daycaps Are the New Nightcap: The Early-Evening Cocktail Trend Taking Over 2026
28 January 2026
The nightcap is being redefined. According to Bacardi’s latest Global Consumer Survey, consumers across key markets are shifting social drinking into the late afternoon and early evening, replacing late-night sessions with the ‘daycap’. Gen Z is driving the change, not by abstaining but by moderating, favouring occasions that fit around wellness, work and next day productivity.
Nude Glass’s carefully considered collections are designed to elevate lighter serves, lower-ABV cocktails and smaller formats. From elegant stemware for spritzes and aperitifs to refined highballs and balanced tumblers for on-the-rocks pours, each piece complements the more intentional style of modern daytime drinking.
Spritzes
1.Fantasy Set of 2 Cocktail Glasses, £29.00, 2.Round Up Dusty Rose Set of 2 White Wine Glasses, £78.00, 3.Stem Zero Grace White Wine Glass, £55.00, 4.Ghost Zero Tulip Champagne Glass, £92.00, 5.Round Up Dusty Rose Set of 2 Coupe Glasses, £78.00, 6.Pure Set of 4 White Wine Glasses, £30.00, 7.Vintage Set of 2 Gin Tonic Glasses, £21.00
Martinis
1.Hepburn Set of 2 Coupe Glasses, £30.00, 2.Vintage Set of 2 Martini Glasses Rounded, £27.00, 3.Gravity set of 2 Martini Cocktail Glasses, £67.00, 4.Big Top Set of 2 Coupe Glasses, £27.00, 5.Savage Set of 6 Coupetini Glasses, £76.00, 6.Vintage Set of 2 Martini Glasses, £21.00, 7.Bar/Giani Set of 2 Martini Glasses, £19.00
On Ice
1.Bar/Giani Set of 2 Cocktail Glass Long Stem, £16.00, 2.Mirage Set of 4 Whisky Glasses, £38.00, 3.Hepburn Set of 4 Low Ball Glasses, £48.00, 4.Bar/Giani Set of 6 Cocktail Glass Long, £55.00, 5.Big Top Set of 6 High Ball Glasses 340 cc, £63.00, 6.Stem Zero Volcano Set of 2 Glasses, £53.00, 7.Vintage Set of 2 Margarita Glasses, £22.00, 8.Barcelona Set of 4 High Ball Glasses, £35.00, 9.Bar/Giani Mixing Glass, £47.00
Şişecam is one of the largest glassware producers in the world and its global design brand NUDE is the creator of contemporary glassware for modern living. Each collection is conceived with simplicity in mind, designed to marry form and function for modern day living. With the ethos ‘simple is beautiful’, the global brand designs and manufactures crystalline glassware, from handcrafted decorative objects to statement tableware and lighting. Its vast portfolio of glass collections is designed by a pool of leading international talent including: Ron Arad, Space Copenhagen, Studio Formafantasma, Tomas Kral, Nigel Coates, Sebastian Herkner, Brad Ascalon, Defne Koz, Joe Doucet, Markku Salo, Inga Sempé, Mikko Laakkonen, Adrien Rovero, Alejandro Ruiz, Alev Ebuzziya Siesbye, Youmeus Design, Ayşe Birsel + Bibi Seck, Ali Bakova, Pentagon Design, Tamer Nakışcı and Erdem Akan.
