Tumblers

Tumblers are stemless cups. They are versatile and come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Typically, they are large in volume to accommodate ice.

Highballs - These tall glasses are perfect for drinks that have more mixers than liquor. They are tall, narrow, and do not flare out. The glassware's straight sides help keep carbonation longer.

Nicknames: Collins Glass, Tumblers, Chimney Glass

Perfect for: Rum and Coke, Gin and Tonic, Tom Collins  

 

Lowballs - Used for short drinks that have more liquor than mixers. These short, straight-walled glasses are used for single spirits, mixed cocktails, and good for displaying large ice cubes or spheres. Larger lowballs are good for stirring or mixing drinks right in the glass. 

Nicknames: Single Rocks, Double Rocks, Old Fashioned Glass

Perfect for:  Drinks served neat (shot of bourbon), Spirits on the rocks, Old Fashioned, Stirred Cocktails, Shaken Cocktails 

 

Tumblers - These tall glasses are perfect for drinks that have more mixers than liquor. They are tall, narrow, and do not flare out. The glassware's straight sides help keep carbonation longer.

Perfect for: Bloody Mary, Mojito, Margaritas

 

Tall Shot Glass - Traditionally used for limoncello and liqueurs to be sipped in small amounts. Modernly used for layered shots or larger shots. Tall shot glasses (or shooters) look like a taller and slimmer version of the shot glass.

Nicknames: Shooters

Perfect for: B-52, Irish Flag, Pineapple Upside-down Cake

 

Shot Glass - Small 1-2oz glass with a heavy bottom. The heavy bottom helps the small glass from tipping over and also prevents shattering if it is slammed on the table. Used for a single shot of liquor and small layered shots

Perfect for: Tequila shots, Alabama Slammers, Kamikaze

 

Stemmed Glassware

Stemmed glassware has a bowl at the top with a stem and a foot at the bottom. This design offers a place to hold the glass without affecting the drink temperature. Stemmed Glassware is typically used for spirit-forward cocktails with no ice.

Martini - Wide cone-shaped vessel with a straight lip. The wider mouth and straight lip encourages faster drinking and the large surface area is good for releasing the aroma of the cocktail. The straight lip does mean your drink can easily spill out.

Perfect for: Martini, Cosmopolitan, Negroni

 

Coupe -  The lip on these glasses are curved inwards, encouraging slower drinking and sipping (a great alternative to the Martini glass). The curved lip also makes it harder for your drink to slosh out while holding and moving it.

Perfect for: Craft cocktails, Daiquiri, Egg-white Foam Cocktails

 

Nick & Nora - A combination of a martini and coupe shape with tall walls and a wipe opening and straight lip. Nick & Nora glasses are smaller in size designed for more spirit forward drinks.

Perfect for: Manhattan, Sours Drinks, Rob Roy

 

Margarita -  A wide rimmed glass, typically larger than martini glasses. The wide rim is great for salt or sugar, an important ingredient to cocktails like the margarita. The large size is perfect for frozen and on-the-rocks cocktails.

Perfect for: Margarita (Frozen and On-the-Rocks), Pina Colada, Frozen Drinks

 

Champagne Flute -  The tall slim sides of this glass help to keep your drink bubbly and carbonated. Great for Champagne too!

Perfect for: Mimosa, French 75, Sparkling Drinks