Can & Bottle Opener

The Esplanda Can & Bottle Opener is a handheld bar tool for two jobs: lifting the cap off a bottle and opening the tab on a can. The product details don't list materials, dimensions or finish, so check the product photos for those. Because it handles both formats, one tool covers a mixed fridge of bottled beer, craft cans, ginger beer, tonic and soda. For bottles, hook the opener's lip under the edge of the crown cap and lever upward in one steady motion. This lifts the cap off without denting the rim or leaving glass chips near the opening. For cans, the opener works against the tab, so you don't need to catch it with a fingernail. The tool suits beer and cider drinkers best. Open lagers, pilsners and wheat beers just before pouring, and pour into a tall pilsner glass or a tulip to keep the head and aroma. Cans of craft IPA or sour can go into a pint glass or stemmed tulip instead of being drunk from the can. It is also handy for bottled mixers like ginger beer, which is the base of a Moscow Mule or a Dark and Stormy, and for tonic water in a gin and tonic. Keep it in a drawer, on a keyring, or by the home bar so it's within reach when the bottles come out.