A holiday is a long-awaited meeting of friends, the joy of communicating with loved ones and … proper table setting. A good hostess will not pour champagne into glasses for whiskey, but not everyone knows that there are glasses especially for the Margarita cocktail, for Burgundy wine and for Bordeaux, for cognac and other drinks. Meanwhile, the shape of the glass or glass in many respects depends on whether your guests will feel the taste of the drink in full
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You will need
- Glasses of various shapes
- Glasses of various shapes
- Piles of various shapes
Instruction manual
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Cognac, Calvados, brandy and Armagnac are poured into such a glass until the end of its wide part. This glass is called cognac, brandy glass, balloon or sniffer. The last name comes from the word “sniff” - “sniff”, because this glass allows you to feel the delicate aroma of the drink.
Volume 250-875 ml.
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Form "Burgundy". This is a Pinot Noir red wine glass. The head of the dynasty of wine glass producers Klaus Joseph Riedel claims that the perception of drinks depends on the shape of the glass: it affects the taste of the wine and its aftertaste.
Volume 150-820 ml.
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Form "Red Bordeaux".
Any dry red wines of the highest category are poured into this glass.
Volume 500 ml, on a long leg.
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Form "White Bordeaux".
Any dry white wines of the highest category are poured into this glass.
Volume 400 ml, on a short leg.
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Glass for champagne and sparkling refined wines.
It differs from ordinary champagne glasses in a slightly larger volume and narrowing of the upper part. When serving champagne Grand Cru or vintage glass is cooled and filled at 2/3 of the volume.
Volume 200 ml.
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Martini glass or cocktail glass.
Only cocktails are poured into this glass, including liqueurs on crushed ice, or using the frappe method. Examples of cocktails: Basilini, Daiquiri of various options, Cosmopolitan, Red Bikini, Grasshopper and Earthquake.
Volume 90-280 ml.
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Margarita form.
All variations of this cocktail are poured into this glass, decorating the edge with a salty or sugar rim. Note: this drink was invented in Mexico, therefore, the glasses of production of this country are considered the best.
Volume 200-250 ml.
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Glass for grappa.
According to the Italians, only after drinking grappa from this glass, you can feel the true spirit of Italy. Although earlier grappa was considered a drink for the poor, because it is made from squeezed grapes.
Volume 90 ml.
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Hurricane form.
The name of the glass comes from the English word "hurricane" - in Russian, "hurricane", which is reflected in the shape of the glass. Tropical cocktails are poured into it: Blue Hawaii, Pina Colada and the like, as well as Tequila Sunrise.
Volume 400-480 ml.
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Highball form.
Juice and soda are poured into these glasses, as well as alcoholic drinks and cocktails "Bloody Mary", "Horse Neck", "Strawberry Colada", "Mojito", "God Daughter", "May Tai".
Volume 150-300 ml.
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Sling form.
All variations of Sling cocktails and beer are poured into these glasses. It got its name after the invention of the classic version of the Singapore Sling cocktail. This glass is a more refined version of highball.
Volume 200-300 ml.
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Irish coffee form.
This glass was modeled on cups from which the French drank coffee in the 19th century. “Correct” glasses do not burn your hand; hot cocktails and ice cream cocktails are made from them.
Volume 240-280 ml.
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Glass for whiskey or "Rocks".
Pure strong alcoholic drinks, whiskey with ice are poured into it, on crushed ice. The tradition of drinking whiskey from such glasses went from bars where cowboys sometimes shot bottles. Bartenders sawed off the top of the bottles, and the lower part was used as glasses. Visitors liked to hit a glass on the counter, so the glasses for whiskey began to be made more durable.
Volume 100-320 ml.
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A stack, or a shot, or a jigger.
Pure strong alcoholic drinks are poured into it, as well as layered cocktails. In some countries, a small shot (20-30 ml) is popular for drinks with a strength of more than 40 degrees.
Volume 40 ml.
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Cup shape.
Pour water, beer and cocktails into this glass. In the old days they drank wine from metal goblets.
Volume 200-250 ml.
note
Do not forget to pay attention to the compatibility of dishes that you want to cook for the holiday, with alcohol. This will facilitate the task of choosing the right glasses.