The Retro Pastel Beaker is a 19.7-inch statement bong from Smoke Cartel running a dual tree percolator over a pyramid percolator, finished in soft pastel glass. It comes in five hues — blue jade, milky pink, milky green, milky purple and a second milky pink variation.
Nearly twenty inches is the first thing to understand about it. This is a floor-and-coffee-table piece, not something that lives in a cupboard, and the height is doing real work rather than just looking impressive.
How it hits
Two percolators in series is the design. Smoke passes the pyramid perc first, then the dual tree above it, so it is broken up twice before it reaches the neck.
Stacking percs that way trades a little draw resistance for a lot of smoothness. It is the correct trade on a piece this tall, because the extra vertical distance gives the smoke room to cool between stages instead of arriving hot and compressed.
The tree perc is the older of the two designs and still one of the most effective — multiple arms, each with slits, splitting the stream many ways at once. Pairing it with a pyramid below means the smoke is already diffused before the tree even sees it.
Specs
- Height: 19.7 inches
- Percolation: Dual tree perc plus pyramid perc
- Style: Beaker base
- Colourways: Blue jade, milky pink, milky green, milky purple
- Finish: Pastel glass
- Price: $249.99
Who it suits
This is for the smoker who wants one centerpiece and is willing to give it the space it needs. At this height a beaker base is not optional — the wide footprint is the only thing keeping twenty inches of glass upright.
The pastel colourways are the reason to pick this over a clear piece of similar spec. Soft milky tones read as considered rather than loud, which is unusual in glass this size.
Be honest with yourself about the practicalities before buying. Two stacked percs mean two sets of slits to keep clean, and cleaning a twenty-inch piece requires a sink you can actually fit it in. It also does not travel — this stays where you put it.
For the same styling in a size that moves, the Color Tube Flared Beaker is 7.5 inches. The Neon Double Recycler runs a pyramid perc with recycling, and the Skull Beaker is the mid-size novelty option. For adults 21 and over.