How to Pick The Correct Glassware for Serving a Drink

So your setting up your own at home bar...
When you are ready to stop serving drinks in the plastic cups you used in college, you may not know what types of glassware to look for. There are over 20 distinct types of glassware used to serve alcoholic drinks. To set up a basic bar all you need to know is 7 styles and the types of drinks that are served in them. Start by purchasing the appropriate glassware used to serve your favorite drinks and then branch out to these other commonly used styles.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

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   HIGHBALL

   HIGHBALL - The Highball glass is an 8 -12 ounce glass used for most standard mixed drinks.

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   LOWBALL

   LOWBALL (aka ROCKS/OLD-FASHIONED) - The Lowball glass is a short squatty glass with a thick base used for 6 ounce drinks served with ice.

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   MARTINI

   MARTINI - The Martini Glass is a V shaped glass which holds 4 ounces and is used to serve Martini' s.

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   Balloon Wine Glass for Red Wine

   WINE - There are two basic types of wine glasses: the Balloon Wine glass is a rounder stemmed wine glass used to serve Red Wines (pictured below) and the 8 ounce Oblong is used to serve White Wines (not shown).

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   SHOT

   SHOT - Shot glasses are small compact glasses with a 1 ounce standard size. They come in many shapes and are used to serve one liquor or mixed shooters.

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   PILSNER

   PILSNER - A Pilsner is a tall glass which holds approximately 14 ounces and is most commonly used to serve beer.

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   CHAMPAGNE FLUTE

   CHAMPAGNE FLUTE - A Champagne Flute is a long slender glass with a stem used to serve champagnes. The shape of the Champagne Flute allows it to hold the effervescent champagne bubbles longer.