The Quirks of Different Bar Glassware
Like any cultured alcoholic will tell you, the different glasses which drinks are served in absolutely affect your drinking experience.
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We?ve all got that one friend who tells us the vessel our drinks come in serves no purpose other than to hold our chosen beverages and then educate anyone within earshot that bartenders overcharge us for their overly intricate glassware. Call us pretentious, but the fact remains that each glass was designed for very specific reasons and each meant to work with different types of drinks. In this article, we?ll go over some of the glassware that bartenders have stocked and explore the nuances of their design and the drinks typically served in them.
Martini Glass
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The martini was made famous by James Bond?s ?shaken, not stirred?, and the unmistakable, stemmed conical vessel it comes in. It is typically used for drinks between 3 to 6 oz that are served chilled without ice. There are several reasons why it was designed the way it was. First off, the long stem allows drinkers a way to hold onto the glass without unintentionally warming up the drink with their hands. Secondly, the wider mouth also allows the drink to be imbibed faster. Fun fact, the number of olives in a martini traditionally denotes how many draughts it should take to finish it. Finally, it?s often used in more formal social gatherings where conversations are more c...
The post The Quirks of Different Bar Glassware appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Aram/Pexels
We?ve all got that one friend who tells us the vessel our drinks come in serves no purpose other than to hold our chosen beverages and then educate anyone within earshot that bartenders overcharge us for their overly intricate glassware. Call us pretentious, but the fact remains that each glass was designed for very specific reasons and each meant to work with different types of drinks. In this article, we?ll go over some of the glassware that bartenders have stocked and explore the nuances of their design and the drinks typically served in them.
Martini Glass
Image: Harrods
The martini was made famous by James Bond?s ?shaken, not stirred?, and the unmistakable, stemmed conical vessel it comes in. It is typically used for drinks between 3 to 6 oz that are served chilled without ice. There are several reasons why it was designed the way it was. First off, the long stem allows drinkers a way to hold onto the glass without unintentionally warming up the drink with their hands. Secondly, the wider mouth also allows the drink to be imbibed faster. Fun fact, the number of olives in a martini traditionally denotes how many draughts it should take to finish it. Finally, it?s often used in more formal social gatherings where conversations are more c...
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