A storm breaks over the glass, and what comes out is every color at once.

This rainbow poster sets a cut-glass rocks glass under thunderclouds and lets a splash of color leap out of it, a cocktail-themed print for the home bar, the bar cart corner or the kitchen wall where the drinks get poured. It is a square sheet of matte paper, and it suits the host who likes to hand a guest something they did not ask for.

What happens inside Sip the Unexpected

The ground is black. At the center stands a short, straight-sided rocks glass seen from the front, its lower half cut in a diamond pattern. Color swirls inside it, and from the rim a tall splash bursts upward: pink and red on the left, blue, green and yellow through the middle, orange on the right, with loose drops flying above.

Behind the glass, storm clouds pile up in navy, purple and deep red. A thin, wavy streak of orange lightning runs through each upper corner, and two bold zigzag bolts in flat orange-yellow, drawn cartoon style, point in at the glass from the lower left and the lower right.

The lettering holds the scene together. “SIP THE” rises across the top and “UNEXPECTED” bows along the bottom in heavy serif capitals, filled with an orange-to-pink gradient and outlined in blue. Glow effects and airbrushed shading give the whole picture the feel of a retro poster graphic. Its message is an easy one to live by: now and then, pour the thing you have never tried.

The paper, in plain numbers

• Five squares to pick from: 10″×10″ (25.4 × 25.4 cm), 12″×12″ (30.5 × 30.5 cm), 14″×14″ (35.6 × 35.6 cm), 16″×16″ (40.6 × 40.6 cm) and 18″×18″ (45.7 × 45.7 cm)
• Thick matte paper: 189 g/m² and 10.3 mil
• For the detail-minded, the sheet measures 94% opacity and 104% ISO brightness
• Paper sourced from Japan
• Sold unframed, as the paper print by itself

Who it's for

People who keep a bar cart stocked and enjoy mixing something new for whoever drops by. It belongs in a home bar, on a kitchen wall near the glasses, in a dining nook or in the den where game night happens. As a present it fits a housewarming, a host’s birthday, an anniversary for a couple who mix drinks together, or the holidays.

Quick answers

Is a drink or a brand named anywhere on it?

No. Three words are all the print says, and the glass carries no label, so it goes with whatever you like to pour.

Does the picture have a white border?

No. The black ground and the art run to all four edges of the sheet.

Which square should I choose for a bar cart wall?

Go by the gap you have. Between two shelves, 10″×10″ (25.4 × 25.4 cm) or 12″×12″ (30.5 × 30.5 cm) is easier to place. On open wall above a cart, 16″×16″ (40.6 × 40.6 cm) or 18″×18″ (45.7 × 45.7 cm) takes up more of it.

Is the style tied to one decade?

Not to a specific one. It borrows the glowing colors and cartoon bolts of older poster and tee graphics, so it reads as retro in a general way.

Shipping and returns

Free US shipping. US delivery usually 5–12 business days. Easy 30-day returns.

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