Cocktail is one of the most important parts of all kind of parties. European and American people cannot think about parties without wines and cocktails and the trend has also flowed in Asian countries. Wide variety of delicious wines and cocktails are served in parties. Besides reputed restaurants and deluxe hotels also serve superior quality wines and cocktail to their guests. But apart from the taste of the liquid, the type of cocktail glass being used also adds to the ambiance of the parties.
A cocktail glass refers to the glass or the container in which the cocktail is served and it indicates the status of the party you are attending. A wide variety of cocktail glasses are available all over the world and their use vary from nature of one party to another. You would get to see cocktail glasses of different shapes and sizes. Tall glasses are used in some kind of parties while short flat glasses matches the ambiance of other parties. You would find plain cocktail glasses whereas designed cocktail glasses are also used in several parties.
Speaking about cocktail glass it must be mentioned here that these glass containers are also known in other names like Martini glass, Champagne glass, Stem cocktail glass. Basically a cocktail glass is a glass which has got a cone shaped bowl fixed over a glass stem. Detailed information regarding some of the most popular types of cocktail glasses are given below:
Collins glass: Named after Tom Collins, one of the most popular mixed drink, Collins glass is one of the most commonly used cocktail glass. A Collins glass is actually a glass tumbler and is of a narrow shape. Collins glasses are usually used for serving mixed drinks or highball and they have a capacity to hold 240 to 350 ml liquid.
Highball glass: Highball glasses are also one of the most widely used variety of cocktail glasses. Highball glasses are also glass tumblers fixed over glass stems and have got structural similarity with the Collins glasses. However a Highball glass is taller than Collins glass and is a little thicker and thus it also holds 24o to 350 ml of liquid.
Old fashioned glass: Old Fashioned glasses are traditional cocktail glasses that are generally used for serving cocktails with ice and few other ingredients. Old Fashioned glasses are simple and short glass tumblers with a capacity to hold 200 to 320 ml of liquid. Old fashioned glasses are most commonly used for serving whiskey and Rum in parties.
Shot glass: Shot glasses are small glass containers that have got a capacity to hold one to three ounces of liquor. Generally Shpt glasses are used in parties for serving mixed drink and have been named as 'Shot” as people drink the liquor at one shot. Shot glasses are made of thick glass and probably they originated from United States of America.
Yard glass: Yard glass is one of the most unique type of cocktail glasses. Yard glasses are very tall and narrow glasses with a bulb at the bottom. Yard glasses are generally used for serving beers in parties.
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