How to Shop for Martini Glasses
You've seen martinis in classic movies and current television shows. The martini is a favorite drink of those with style and swank--and, of course, of James Bond. Served in a cocktail glass, the martini is so well-known that its glass is better known as a martini glass. Whether you drink martinis, manhattans, gimlets, metropolitans or other straight-up drinks, you can shop for your own special set of martini glasses to make your next party chic and sophisticated. Does this Spark an idea?
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Look beyond the clear martini glass. Today you can find martini glasses in jewel-tone colors, with colored bowls and clear stems or vice versa. Buying colorful glasses can add flair to your stemware collection.
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Shop around to find miniature martini glasses that hold 2.5 ounces each. At your next martini party, use them to serve a bunch of different martini recipes for your guests to sample. Ask friends to bring their favorite recipes to your tasting party.
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Mix art and stemware with hand-painted glasses. If you dislike the "mass-marketed" look, shop instead for unique works of art captured on martini glasses. Your guests will feel special when handed a stylish drink in a stylish glass, and the glasses may even spark conversation and mingling.
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Shop for giant martini glasses that hold 48 ounces. With these huge cocktail glasses, you can tell your significant other that you really did have just one drink.
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Treat yourself to unique designs. You can find martini glasses in various shapes with curved or bent stems, or even spiral stems. There are light-up acrylic martini glasses with LED lights, too. Choose bubbled stems or even a curved bowl for something truly different.
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Search for durable plastic martini glasses for your next picnic or to use outside by the pool. These also come in handy when you are worried about your party guests dropping their drinks. Acrylic or other plastic may not be as classy as glass, but these materials don't pose the danger of breaking that glass does.
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Tips & Warnings
Martini glasses have uses other than for holding martinis. You can use large ones filled with water and floating votive candles as centerpieces, or use a stainless steel martini glass to serve frozen desserts.
Your glasses do not have to match. Instead of a set of identical glasses, you can use a variety of different designs for visual appeal and to tell whose drink is whose.
