The use of glassware often gets overlooked, but when it comes to enjoying beverages, the types of glasses and liquor glasses you use can really affect the enjoyment of your drink. All glasses differ, and at NUDE, we take time to ensure that our various types of cocktail glasses and daily-use glassware enhance the flavor and enjoyment of your drink. With so many different types of drinking glasses, here’s our rundown on the best types of drinking glasses to serve your favorite drinks.
The Types of Liquor Glasses and What to Use Each For
Snifters, highballs, flutes, coupes, and margarita glasses—it can be hard to keep track of all the different glassware types on the market. Each glass has a purpose and is designed for a reason: to serve long drinks and cocktails, sip water, enjoy a shot of liquor, or improve the aroma and taste of a fine spirit.
Why Are There Different Liquor Glass?
Look behind a commercial bar, and you will find a wide range of regular, cocktail, and liquor glasses, each crafted for a specific beverage or use. At NUDE, our glassware designs are carefully researched. Each of our bar glass types is considered for its look, appeal, durability, sustainability, and ability to elevate your drinking experience.
Snifters, for example, with their narrow rim and large bowls, are ideal for brandy, whereas our shot glasses are short and intended to serve neat spirits. Long-stemmed coupe and martini glasses may look impressive, but they also have a wide top that helps to keep the contents cold. Plus, their long stem adds beauty and elegance to this classic design.
In essence, your choice of glass types shouldn’t be all about aesthetics. Having the right glasses for the right beverages in your home bar is best so you and your guests can fully appreciate the drinks you serve.
Importance of Using the Correct Liquor Glasses
Your choice of glassware matters. Using the correct cocktail glass types for the right drink or spirit improves the drink's appearance, taste, and overall enjoyment. Here are a few points to consider:
Aroma, Color, and Taste
The size and shape of a glass help release the beverage's aroma, enhance its taste, and improve the vibrancy of the color. Take our NUDE Liquor Glasses as an example. This sophisticated range of lead-free crystal glasses have a simple silhouette and are exquisitely shaped to bring out the aroma and flavor of your favorite whisky, grappa, or cognac. The majority have stems to allow for easy handling, and all are transparent, so you can appreciate the color of the beverage.
Regulating the Drink’s Temperature
Modern glassware comes in many shapes and sizes, and what is the proper way to hold drinks when serving should also be considered when purchasing glassware. Some glasses have stems and wide bowls; others are short, stubby, or fluted in design. This helps regulate the drink's temperature, and either encourages or prevents heat transfer from your hand. For example, martinis and margaritas are served chilled, so the classic design of these cocktail glasses has a long stem and wide top so you can enjoy the drink at its best for longer.
Carbonation
Let’s talk about bubbles next. One of the main reasons most prosecco and champagne glasses are fluted is to help preserve the drink's effervescence. The long stems also help to keep the warmth of your hand away, ensuring you enjoy the sparkles for longer.
Alcohol Content
Regulating the amount of alcohol poured into a drink is essential. Glass types and designs help determine the amount of spirit or liquor poured into the drink, regulating the alcohol intake. This is particularly important when preparing cocktails using multiple spirits and mixers.
Creating an Aesthetic and Emotional Experience
When it comes to glassware, appearance is important! Serving a drink in the correct glass does elevate the enjoyment of the drink. By choosing your glassware carefully and opting for glasses from ranges you like, you can stamp your style on your cocktails and creations and make the overall drinking experience memorable.
Different Types of Liquor Glasses
Owning a variety of glass types and barware is suggested if you want to enhance the enjoyment of the drinks you serve. At NUDE, we provide carefully curated collections of contemporary glassware that are meticulously crafted to elevate your home bar setup and drinking experience. Our collections, such as Savage and Big Top, combine modern design with elegance and practicality and are suited to daily and occasional use. Discover below a few of the types of glasses we supply.
Cocktail Glass
No home bar setup would be complete without cocktail glasses. We supply a wide range of shapes and designs, from elegant, long-stemmed coupe, pony, and coupetini glasses for classic cocktails to low and highball glasses for longer drinks, spirits, and mixers.
Martini Glass
Their slender, long stem, conical top, and wide rim, Martini glasses are the epitome of style and elegance. Our Vintage Set of 2 Martini Glass is a home bar essential, expertly crafted from the finest lead-free crystal in a sleek and contemporary design that’s now a signature of our Vintage collection.
Highball Glass
Mojitos, Black Russians, mocktails, smoothies, and milkshakes look wonderful in our highball glasses From the simplicity of NUDE Finesse highball glasses to the etched and raised feel of our Big Top highballs, we have glasses to cater to most tastes and styles. We even produce a fun range of Mirage Rock and Pop highball glasses decorated with colorful, eye-catching motifs that are perfect for everyday use.
Margarita Glass
Like martini glasses, margarita glasses have a long stem and coned geometric design that beautifully showcases a beverage. You can serve many classic and frozen cocktails in a margarita glass, and ours is made from the finest lead-free crystal and feels elegant to the touch, making it ideal for entertainment.
Flute Glass
Our beautiful, fluted glasses are specifically designed to serve sparkling wine, champagne, and prosecco. Their tall, elegant design and narrow bowl help keep the sparkle longer, allowing the bubbles to keep rising to the top to prolong your enjoyment. Consider using our Fantasy Champagne Glass or Stern Zero Flutes for special occasions or our Wine Party or hand-crafted and colorful OMNIA Bay Flutes if you want to create an impression.
Snifter Glass
With its wide bowl and short stem, a snifter glass is perfect for serving whiskey, bourbon or brandy. The clever design of the glass allows the drinker to savor and swirl the contents, releasing the taste and aroma.
Coupe Glass
Finally, Daiquiri and sidecar cocktails look fabulous served in a coupe glass, which is why bartenders tend to favor this glassware design. Our lead-free crystal Hepburn Coupe Glass have a wide rim for easy sipping that can easily be crusted, and the clear appearance lets the vibrancy of its contents shine through.
