This goblet shaped glass is perfectly suited to serving up a Pina Colada cocktail as its large enough to accommodate plenty of coconut cream and pineapple juice. You can also use a Margarita glass for a variety of frozen cocktails, such as a Daiquiri, or even as a chilled dessert glass.Ī Margarita cocktail contains 2 measures of silver tequila, 1 measure of lime juice and 1 measure of Cointreau, which are shaken with ice, before pouring into a ready prepared lime and salt coated rimmed Margarita glass filled with crushed ice. A Margarita glass is recognisable by its tall stem and narrow to wide rim bowl, which is often coated with lime and salt and also makes it ideal for placing cocktail decorations and garnishes. Specially designed for that tequila based cocktail, the Margarita glass is slightly larger than a Martini glass, usually holding between 10 and 15oz. As well as a serving up a variety of Martini cocktails (classic, dry, dirty), the fluted design makes it ideal for strong, small cocktails such as a Cosmopolitan, Manhattan or Sidecar.Ī classic Martini cocktail contains 3 measures of gin and ½ measure of vermouth, which can be stirred in mixing glass with ice before being strained into a Martini glass and served with an olive or lemon twist. This type of stemmed glass usually holds between 5 and 10oz. Martini GlassesĪ classic cocktail glass, made even more popular by James Bond’s famous quote 'shaken not stirred', the Martini glass is also commonly called a 'cocktail glass'. This guide will ensure you're not serving guests a Margarita in a Pina Colada glass. Wide rim glasses are perfect for sipping strong cocktails and can be accessorised with cocktail decorations and fruit slices, while taller glasses are ideal for layered cocktails and also leave plenty of extra room for ice. Whether you're throwing a party for friends or opening your own cocktail bar, choosing the right cocktail glass is not only about the presentation, but the taste also. Should a Strawberry Daiquiri be served in a Martini glass or Margarita glass? Can you serve a Tequila Sunrise in a hurricane glass? With such a variety of cocktail glasses on offer, you may feel like you need a degree in bartending just to choose the perfect glass for your cocktail, which is why this cocktail glassware guide is here to help. ISBN 0-7679-0197-5.Cheap Cocktail Glasses What glass should I serve cocktails in? ^ Herbst, Sharon Tyler Herbst, Ron (1998)."The Glass Shaped Like Marie Antoinette's Anatomy".
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Sizes Ī standard cocktail glass contains 90 to 300 millilitres (3 to 10 US fl oz), though originally they were around 120 millilitres (4 US fl oz) in size. The martini glass has somewhat fallen out of favour in modern times due to its tendency to spill drinks, and the coupe is sometimes used instead. Steeply sloping sides prevent ingredients separating, and also serve to support a toothpick or olives on a cocktail skewer. However, despite the design taking influence from the geometric aesthetics of the era's architecture, interiors and furnishings, it was designed less for aesthetics and more for functionality – with the longer stem reducing the warming effect of body heat upon the contents of the glass, and the widened brim increasing surface area, supposedly allowing the gin, the main ingredient in martinis, to release its bouquet. Although the terms cocktail glass and martini glass are often used interchangeably, the former is slightly smaller, more rounded (in contrast with the latter's purely conical shape), features a shorter stem, and a narrower rim.ĭespite a popular story that says the martini glass was invented during Prohibition so that in the case of a raid on a speakeasy, the large rim allowed the drink to be easily disposed of, the martini glass was formally introduced in the 1925 Paris Exhibition as a modernist take on the Champagne coupe, and wasn't originally used as it is today: in films of the 1920s it is shown to be used to hold champagne, like the coupe.
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