Know Your Cocktail Glasses
If it comes to serving cocktails, many a host or hostess gets stressed whether he or she is using the appropriate glass or not. Can a Collins glass function a Bloody Mary? And, can a highball be pumped into a flute?
To avoid such prospective entertaining disasters, here is the lowdown on cocktail glasses... No more wondering and worrying which cocktail goes into which burger!
Below are a few of the hottest cocktail glasses that have achieved distinction for the kind of mixed beverages they serve.
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1. The Collins Glass - As its name suggests, it's possible to safely use this narrow tumbler for almost any Collins beverage. It retains between 2 and 12 ounces and, in the event of an emergency, can also twice as a highball glass. The Collins glass is used for cocktails like Tom Collins (and all other Collins), Zombies and Long Island Iced Tea.
2. The Champagne Flute - Tall and slim with a tapering body, it is perfect for holding champagne cocktails. The flute shape keeps your champagne nice and bubbly' for a long time.
3. The Highball glass - These are fairly large tumblers and are ideal for mixed drinks such as Bloody Mary, highballs (naturally) and beverages that are intended for your own Collins glass.
4. Lowball glass - A shorter and wider version of the Highball glass, this one is intended for beverages with a high alcohol percentage on ice, particularly those comprising whiskey or Scotch.
5. Martini Glass - This is the quintessential cocktail glass and its particular shape is universally known as the cocktail glass. What can you serve in it? Well, of course, martinis for one. You may also serve all' up' cocktails in them too.
6. Hurricane glass - This tall and elegant pear-shaped glass is perfect for frozen or blended cocktails. The unusual name of the glass is a result of the simple fact that its shape resembles the old vintage hurricane lamps of yore. Ideal for tropical or exotic drinks.
7. Margarita glass - The bowl of the Margarita Glass is usually 5 inches in diameter and makes for simple rimming with salt. While normal-sized eyeglasses hold between 12 and 20 oz the Super Margarita Glass is available and will hold up to 60 ounces of liquid to the ultimate Margarita pa
8. Irish Coffee glass - Great for hot drinks and cocktails, this uniquely shaped glass retains anywhere between 8 to 12 ounces. It has a short stem and a handle.
Daya is an experienced former journalist who brings her considerable creative writing experience to the UK gift market. Her forte is wedding anniversaries, the catchy etiquettes involved in relationships and romance, gift-giving and amusing.
To avoid such prospective entertaining disasters, here is the lowdown on cocktail glasses... No more wondering and worrying which cocktail goes into which burger!
Below are a few of the hottest cocktail glasses that have achieved distinction for the kind of mixed beverages they serve.
For more information related to Dial a Bottle Scarborough and much more please visit the website.
1. The Collins Glass - As its name suggests, it's possible to safely use this narrow tumbler for almost any Collins beverage. It retains between 2 and 12 ounces and, in the event of an emergency, can also twice as a highball glass. The Collins glass is used for cocktails like Tom Collins (and all other Collins), Zombies and Long Island Iced Tea.
2. The Champagne Flute - Tall and slim with a tapering body, it is perfect for holding champagne cocktails. The flute shape keeps your champagne nice and bubbly' for a long time.
3. The Highball glass - These are fairly large tumblers and are ideal for mixed drinks such as Bloody Mary, highballs (naturally) and beverages that are intended for your own Collins glass.
4. Lowball glass - A shorter and wider version of the Highball glass, this one is intended for beverages with a high alcohol percentage on ice, particularly those comprising whiskey or Scotch.
5. Martini Glass - This is the quintessential cocktail glass and its particular shape is universally known as the cocktail glass. What can you serve in it? Well, of course, martinis for one. You may also serve all' up' cocktails in them too.
6. Hurricane glass - This tall and elegant pear-shaped glass is perfect for frozen or blended cocktails. The unusual name of the glass is a result of the simple fact that its shape resembles the old vintage hurricane lamps of yore. Ideal for tropical or exotic drinks.
7. Margarita glass - The bowl of the Margarita Glass is usually 5 inches in diameter and makes for simple rimming with salt. While normal-sized eyeglasses hold between 12 and 20 oz the Super Margarita Glass is available and will hold up to 60 ounces of liquid to the ultimate Margarita pa
8. Irish Coffee glass - Great for hot drinks and cocktails, this uniquely shaped glass retains anywhere between 8 to 12 ounces. It has a short stem and a handle.
Daya is an experienced former journalist who brings her considerable creative writing experience to the UK gift market. Her forte is wedding anniversaries, the catchy etiquettes involved in relationships and romance, gift-giving and amusing.
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