The International Council of DrinkwareThe Council exists because no one else was doing this. Vessels have been misnamed, miscategorised, and misunderstood for millennia. The ICD does not enforce. It does not fine. It classifies, certifies, and records — and it does so with the full weight of institutional seriousness the subject deserves.

Advisory authority on the classification of drinkware since 2026.

The Geneva Declaration

Nine articles establishing the Council's founding principles — jurisdiction, authority, limits, and the philosophical basis for drinkware classification. The document that started everything.

Read the Declaration

Classification Framework

Six axes. One Composite String. Every vessel that has ever held liquid for human consumption can be classified. The Framework asks only what the vessel does, not what it is called.

View the Framework

The Registry

The complete index of all known drinkware, from the cupped hand to the yard of ale. Each entry carries its Composite String. The Registry grows as the Council receives applications.

Browse the Registry

Apply for Certification

Any vessel may be submitted for classification. The Council reviews each application on its merits. Certification is a guarantee of reproducibility, not a record of a single moment.

Submit Form 1-A