Shot Glass

A shot glass is a small glass designed to hold or measure liquor, to be either poured into a mixed drink or drunk straight from the glass (a “shot”). The modern thick-walled shot glass probably originated in the United States during the Dry Law era in the 1920s, and the term “shot glass” or “shotglass” first appeared in print in the 1940s.

Shot glass holds approximately 1.5 oz (4.5 cl) and is for drinks intended to be consumed in one quaff. Shots are also used as volume measurements in cocktail and espresso recipes. A jigger is a metal, hourglass-shaped measure; the larger cup of the jigger measures one shot, and the smaller, 1 oz (3 cl). The shooter or double-shot is the shot glass’ larger cousin, and holds 3 oz (9 cl).