Cocktail Napkins

White cocktail napkins in 100% washed flax linen at 180 gsm, 6 × 6 in. cocktail standard, optically brightened — the hotel-bar standard that suits every drink and bleaches back to new after every party. Our white cocktail napkins are the reset-button cloth for the bar cart.

The hotel-bar standard

The hotel-bar standard. Suits every drink, and bleaches back to new after every party. If you own one cocktail napkin, own this one. A white linen cocktail napkin doesn’t fight with any drink, holds up under the harshest evening, and comes back to service crisp with an oxygen-bleach wash.

Optically brightened 180 gsm washed flax

100% washed flax linen at 180 gsm, optically brightened for the true-white tone. Density matters: at 180 gsm the napkin stays opaque when wet with condensation. Cheaper 100–120 gsm cocktail linens go sheer around a glass base — ours doesn’t.

Restaurant and hotel logic

Every hotel bar and fine restaurant defaults to white cocktail napkins for the same reason: they work with any drink, they photograph well, and they can be bleached indefinitely to keep them looking service-ready. There’s no reason a home bar cart shouldn’t inherit the same reasoning.

White cocktail napkin specifications

How to care for your white cocktail napkins

• Machine wash 40 °C after every party
• Oxygen bleach for red wine, cocktail bitters, cranberry stains
• NO chlorine bleach — weakens the flax fiber
• Tumble low, iron warm for the crisp bar-cart look

Frequently asked questions

How do you bleach a red wine cocktail napkin stain?

Cold-water rinse immediately, then soak in oxygen bleach at 40 °C. Chlorine bleach on linen weakens the fiber — oxygen only.

Are white cocktail napkins impractical for parties?

No — they’re the safest choice. Anything spilled bleaches out. Colored napkins keep the stain and hide it.

How many white cocktail napkins for a party?

3× guest count minimum. Standing drinks parties go through more napkins than seated meals.

Cocktail or dinner white napkins?

Different sizes for different jobs. Cocktail (6 × 6) goes under a glass; dinner (20 × 20) covers a lap. Own both.

Complete the bar cart

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