A successful cocktail does not just have a good taste, a pleasing color and unique decor, it is also presented in the perfect glass. It is important to look around your bar for appropriate glassware. You wouldn't want to serve a mojito in a champagne flute, would you?
Cocktail Glasses
Shotglass or liqueur glass
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Look: Small glass, usually round or square
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Use: For cocktails with strong alcohol content, small size
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Example: Vodka caramel.
Margarita glass
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Look: A long, thin stem, smaller dome within the round larger cup
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Use: For smaller cocktails. Margarita glasses are almost exclusively used for the cocktail of the same name.
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Example: Margarita.
Martini glass
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Look: Classic. It is recognized for its long, thin stem and its form of an upside-down cone
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Use: "Short drinks" (12 cl maximum)
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Can contain: 12 cl maximum
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Example: Martini.
Whiskey or "Old-Fashioned" glass
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Look: Flat glass, large and rounded
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Use: Short drinks (12cl maximum) with ice cubes
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Example: Whiskey-based cocktails and Club soda.
Wine glass/Snifter
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Look: Long stem and round cup, usually reserved for wines
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Use: Used for wine, typically filled about half-way.
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Example: Sangria.
Tulip glass
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Look: Short stem, rounded lower part, narrower upper part- takes it name from the shape of the flower
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Use: Used for aromatic cocktails with a thick consistency
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Example: Pina colada.
Champagne flute
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Look: Long and thin stem, long cup which narrows at the top
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Use: Bubbly drinks, its shape hold the bubbles longer
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Example: Champagne, Kir royal.
Beer glass
Tumbler or "Long Drinks" glass