“Drinking beautifully – you can’t forbid it” we decided in Food&mood… And then they complained – and we don’t know well enough what kind of drink should be served in what glass … It’s convenient when the restaurant brings you everything as you need it. And if you invite guests home for something extraordinary and intoxicating, how not to get into a mess?
Easily extrapolating our own ignorance to our beloved readers (we apologize in advance to everyone who has known the information below for a long time), we decided to go to fill the gap in knowledge at the nearest restaurant – not drink, but find out which glasses are for what.
Glass for champagne and sparkling fine wines
Volume: 200 ml.
How to find out: differs from ordinary champagne glasses in narrowing at the top of the glass and slightly larger in volume.
Used to serve: refined champagnes (for example, for Grand Cru or vintage champagne). Cool down before serving. To be filled at 2/3.
Champagne Glass Saucer
Volume: 120-200 ml.
How to find out: this champagne bowl has a wide mouth, so the carbonated drink quickly evaporates.
It was widespread in the 30s and 40s. XX century, but now has lost its popularity and is mostly used at events where they build towers from glasses of champagne.
Brandy glass. Brandy voice. Balloon. Snifter
Volume: 250-875 ml.
Used to serve: cognac, brandy, armagnac and calvados. The drink is poured to the edge of the wider part of the glass.
A bit of history: the name “snifter” comes from the English word “sniff” – “to sniff”, as they are made in such a way that a person could feel the delicate aroma of the drink.
Glass of martini. Cocktail glass
Volume: 90-280 ml.
Used to serve: cocktails (Basilini, Cosmopolitan, Daiquiri, Derby Daiquiri, Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri, Passionate Daiquiri, Red Bikini, Earthquake, Grasshopper) and liqueurs by “Frappe” – on crushed ice.
You cannot serve the drink in it neat and with ice (including the Martini vermouth, despite the name).
Margaret
Volume: 200-250 ml.
A glass with a thin long stem, very narrow at the base and very wide at the neck, is intended for the “Margarita” cocktail and its variations, as well as for frozen drinks. The edges of this glass are usually decorated with a sugar border.
A bit of history: the Margarita cocktail was invented in Mexico, so the best glasses for it are those made in Mexico.
Glass for water
The largest of the glasses, its volume can reach 850 ml.
A glass of red wine
Volume: 140-180 ml, but it can be much larger
How to recognize: a rounded tall glass on a high stem, narrowed upwards.
White wine glass
Volume: 100-150 ml, but it can be much larger.
How to recognize: a wide tall glass on a high leg, narrowed upwards.
Glass of Hurricane
Volume: 400-480 ml.
Used to serve: tropical cocktails (Blue Hawaii, Pina Colada, Easy Pina Colada, Amigos Pina Colada, Banana Colada, Tequila Sunrise).
A bit of history: translated from English “hurricane” means “hurricane” – certain associations with the shape of the glass.
Grappa glass. Grappaglas
Volume: 90 ml.
Used to serve: grappa (an Italian alcoholic drink, a tincture of grape pomace, used to be considered a “drink for the poor”).
A bit of history: Italians claim that only after drinking grappa from such a glass, you can feel the spirit of Italy.
Glass Collins
Volume: 230-340 ml.
How to recognize: a tall glass with straight sides.
Used to serve refreshing cocktails, Mojito, Pina Colada, Gin and tonic and similar long drinks. It can also serve juice and mineral water.
Highball
Volume: 150-300 ml.
How to recognize: Tall glass, slightly lower and wider than Collins.
Used for serving: mix-drink (cocktails “Mojito”, “Bloody Mary”, “Strawberry Colada”, “Tequila Sunrise”, “Long Island Ice Tee”, “Godmother”, “Horse Neck”, “Mai-Tai” ) and soft drinks (soft drinks – juices, soda).
Sling. Pilsner
Volume: 200-300 ml.
Used to serve: variations of the Sling cocktail, mix drinks (Sweet Contrast, Sex on the Beach, Banana Daiquiri) and soft drinks (beer). A more glamorous version of the highball.
A bit of history: the glass got one of its names after the invention of the classic cocktail “Singapore Sling”.
Old-fashioned. Rocks. Whiskey glass
Volume: 100-320 ml.
How to recognize: a low glass with a thick bottom and walls.
Used for serving: pure alcoholic beverages with ice, as well as for the traditional serving of pure and mix whiskey. whiskey-based.
A bit of history: In the Wild West, cowboys were very fond of shooting at bottles, and bartenders made glasses from the remaining bottoms, in the likeness of which these glasses are now made. Very durable, sometimes this glass is served only so that visitors do not break the fragile and expensive barware.