Cocktails, also known as mixed drinks, include alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages. Most cocktails need ice, so cocktail glasses come in stemware, such as champagne flutes (flute and tulip glasses), and tumblers, such as old fashioned and highball glasses. There are two definitions of the so-called cocktail glass: one is a glass (glass vessel) for a cocktail; the other is a glass called a "cocktail glass". Let's take a look at the detailed knowledge of cocktail glasses.
How to hold a cocktail glass properly?
1. Hold the handle or the bottom of the cup.
The elegant way to hold a glass is to support the bottom of the glass with your thumb and forefinger. Other fingers can hold it naturally.
2. If there is no handle, just hold the bottom 1/3 of the cup, try not to affect the temperature of the cup, and you can enjoy delicious cocktails.
9 Cocktail Glasses:
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1. Martini glass
This cocktail glass has a capacity of 98ml and is generally in the shape of an inverted triangle. It consists of a stem and a flared body suitable for short sips. Many classic cocktails use this glass, such as Manhattans, Alexanders, Dry Martinis, Gibsons.
2. Margarita Cup
A Margarita glass is a glass specially designed to hold a Margarita cocktail. This wine glass is a wide mouth or flat stemware, this platform is suitable for garnishing a margarita (with salt). The capacity is 5-6 oz, about 150-180 ml. The Margarita, one of the most quintessential cocktails in the world, is served in this glass.
3. Old fashioned glass
Old fashioned glasses are short and thick. The shape is cylindrical and is a large tumbler. Originally an English whiskey glass, suitable for short drinks with a higher alcohol concentration.
4. Collins glass
Collins glass, 240-360ml capacity. It is a cylindrical, tall wine glass used for prolonged drinking of mixed cocktails. When using a Colin glass, the drinking method is usually to insert a straw.
5. High ball glass
The capacity of highball cups is between 180ml and 300ml, but 224ml cups are the most common. This wine glass is commonly used to hold a variety of distilled spirits, soft drinks, cocktails, mineral water and carbonated drinks.
6. wine glass
Liqueur glasses are also known as digestive cups. The capacity is about 30ml. It is generally used with liqueurs, but is sometimes used after meals. Such as classic angel kiss, pousse-cafe and so on.
7. Rock glass
A rock cup is a cylindrical tumbler. This wine glass can be used to hold ice cubes. It is commonly used in bars for drinking spirits and whiskey.
8. Milkshake Cup
A milkshake glass is a glass used in bars for drinking milkshakes. Sometimes you can hold some cocktails too.
9. Champagne glasses
The tulip-shaped champagne glass has a slender body, like a tulip flower, with a small mouth and a large body. Generally used to drink cocktails made with champagne.