Glasses
Cocktail Glass
A cocktail glass is a 4 oz (12cl) glass used for cocktails like Martinis and Margaritas. The stems of these glasses allow the drinker to hold the glass without warming the contents.
Collins Glass
A collins glass is a glass tumbler, holding around 14 oz (42 cl), used to serve a mixed drink, especially the Tom Collins for which it is named.
Highball Glass
A highball glass is a glass tumbler, holding between 8 and 12 oz (24 to 35 cl), used to serve a mixed drink that has a high proportion of mixer to liquor.
Old-Fashioned Glass
An old-fashioned glass (also known as rocks glass or lowball glass) is a short tumbler that may hold as much as 8-12 oz (22-34 cl). It is used for serving various on-the-rocks drinks.
Shot Glass
A shot glass is a small glass that holds about 1.5 oz (4.5 cl). It is designed to hold or measure liquor, to be either poured into a mixed drink or drunk straight from the glass.
