Glass Straw Set

The problem with reusable straws

We've all been there: you commit to the reusable straw life, then promptly leave it on the counter because the loose straw rolls off your desk, gets gross in your bag, or just doesn't fit cleanly back into the bottle. Metal straws taste faintly of, well, metal. Silicone ones get that film. Glass straws have always been the tastiest option — pure sip, no aftertaste — but they've always felt a little fragile and inconvenient to actually carry.

S'well's Glass Straw Set addresses the portability problem head-on.

What makes these different

The detail that sold us is the collapsible silicone bottom. It's not just a cleaning brush holder or a cap — it folds the straw neatly inside the bottle when the lid is on. If you use S'well's Glass Original Bottle, the straw lives inside the bottle between uses. That means one less thing rattling around in your bag and one less surface picking up whatever's on your desk.

The glass itself drinks exactly as you'd hope: clean, neutral, doesn't hold onto yesterday's green smoothie the way a silicone straw does after a few weeks. There's a reason glass is the material of choice for anyone who's done a side-by-side taste test.

A few honest caveats

This set is built for S'well's Glass Original Bottle specifically. If you're using a different water bottle — a Stanley, a Hydro Flask, a random wide-mouth Nalgene — the collapsible-inside-the-bottle trick won't work, and you're essentially buying a glass straw without the clever storage solution that justifies the price. It still functions as a glass straw; it just loses its best feature.

Glass straws also require a bit more care than metal. They're not indestructible. Drop one on tile and you'll find out quickly. We treat ours like we'd treat a nice wine glass — not precious, but not careless.

At $11 for the set, the price is fair rather than a steal. Plenty of unbranded glass straw sets exist for less. What you're paying for here is the S'well ecosystem fit and the collapsible silicone mechanism, which is genuinely well-executed.

Cleaning

The package doesn't specify whether a cleaning brush is included — assume it's not, and pick one up separately if you don't already have one. Glass straws are actually easier to visually inspect for residue than opaque metal ones, which we appreciate. Run hot water through immediately after use and you're mostly fine; a brush gets you the rest of the way.

The bottom line

For S'well Glass Original Bottle owners, this is an obvious add-on. The collapsible design makes glass straws finally feel like a carry-anywhere option rather than a stay-at-home luxury. For everyone else, it's still a solid glass straw set — just a less remarkable one.