Drinking Glasses

Whatever your tipple—a margarita, a fine wine, whiskey, a shot, or merely a glass of chilled water—a high-quality, matching drinking glasses set will help transform a gathering or social event from the ordinary into the extraordinary.

NUDE is a premium global glassware manufacturer and a specialist in the supply of handmade, lead-free crystal drinking glasses. 

When it comes to social etiquette and having the right kinds of drinking glasses at hand for an occasion, the NUDE glassware range has it covered. 

Be it everyday drinking glasses for use around the home, vintage drinking glasses for a sophisticated dinner party, small drinking glasses for a soda, or a simple modern tumbler glass for your nightcap, you will find a full range of glassware in the NUDE drinking glass collection.

Learn more about the NUDE drinking glasses range and what glasses to pair with which drinks in our brief glassware guide below.

Types of Drinking Glasses

Matching the right glassware with the right beverage is a sign of knowledge, sophistication, and skill.

Thankfully, you don’t need to be a bartender to learn the basics and serve incredible drinks. However, you do need a broad selection of different types of drinking glasses at hand so you’re ready to serve any beverage request.

Browse the NUDE website to see a wide range of drinking glasses and tumbler cups, many of which are specially designed to complement a specific beverage, such as whiskey, wine, water, or champagne.

Although it is impressive to own a full range of glassware to present each and every drink, it’s best to start at home with a range of everyday drinking glasses and then add a few occasional glasses and statement pieces like decanter sets to suit your favorite beverages and style.

Occasional Drinking Glasses

Most reserve the drinking of spirits, cocktails, liquor, and wine for evenings, social gatherings, and special occasions. These beverages are made to be savored, sipped, and enjoyed; therefore, they deserve special glasses that help to enhance their flavor and appeal. Popular types of drinking glasses for occasional use include:

Whiskey Glasses

Also known as Old Fashioned Glasses, Rocks Glasses, or Tumblers, a set such as the NUDE Caldera Set of 4 Whiskey Glasses is a great purchase. The set is both classic and innovative. The whiskey glass shape is sturdy and well-defined, the base has an attractive V-shape motif, and the edge features distinct vertical lines, giving it interest and extra textural appeal. This set is one of many in the NUDE Tumbler and Whiskey Glasses range, and it is perfect for serving a neat Malt or Scotch on the rocks.

Tall-Stemmed Cocktail Glasses

The NUDE Cocktail Glass Collection includes several drinking glasses types. The iconic shape and tall stem of the NUDE Savage Set of 2 Coupe Glasses and the NUDE Vintage Set of 2 Martini Glasses are drinkware essentials, ready for serving Cosmopolitans, Espresso Martinis, or even frozen desserts. We also craft contemporary long-stemmed cocktail glasses, such as the NUDE Savage Set of Coupetini Glasses, perfect for serving sophisticated drinks to cocktail connoisseurs. These personality-packed glasses are part of the bestselling NUDE Savage Collection, designed by famed mixologist Remy Savage, and are striking lead-free crystal drinking glasses that prove a hit at any party!

Wine Glasses

NUDE’s range of crystal wine glasses is designed to develop the subtle flavors and characteristics of red and white wine. The large bowl and stemmed style of red wine glasses, like the NUDE Head’s Up Set of 2 Red Wine Glasses, allow red wine to breathe and encourage its full bouquet. White wine-drinking glasses, like those in the NUDE Stem Zero Collection, have a slender silhouette to encourage the subtle taste and aroma of a crisp white. Also, the thinner the crystal, the better, as it helps to maintain its cooler temperature.

The above represents just a few of the best drinking glasses for your glassware collection. Browse the NUDE website for more inspiration for occasional glassware.

Everyday Drinking Glasses

Everyday drinking glasses, like short glasses and water drinking glasses, are the glasses you use on a regular basis. This glassware is a staple to have in the home, as it’s versatile and can be used on any occasion.

NUDE produces an exciting range of crystal glasses drinking sets in many classic, contemporary, and colorful designs. A few of the best everyday drinking glasses include:

Colorful Drinking Glasses

Stamp your style on occasions and add some flair to your drinkware by presenting beverages in colored drinking glasses. From the beautiful dark green hues of the NUDE Poem Set of 2 Water Glasses to the vibrant and playful NUDE Colored U Set of 4 Tumblers, you will find plenty of colored glassware options in our collections.

High Glasses

Black Russians, rum and coke, mocktails, smoothies, and juice are just some of the beverages you can serve in highball drinking glasses. Their tall, slender shape helps keep mixers and bubbles lively, and they are perfect for pouring long summer drinks over ice. Popular high drinking glasses include the NIUDE Jour Set of 2 High Water Glasses, which is ideal for serving cordials or long cocktails, and the NUDE Big Top Set of 3 Highball Glasses, which have a long etched design that was inspired by the circus.

Short Glasses

The NUDE range of lowball glasses and short drinking glasses are as stylish as they are versatile. Made from fine crystal, they feature a wide rim and sturdy base ideal for serving a variety of drinks, from water to Old Fashioned and Negroni. Short glasses are another everyday drinking glass essential, and we craft them in many classic and contemporary designs - see the NUDE Stem Zero Water Glasses, Hepburn Set of 4 Low Ball Glasses and the NUDE Shade Set of Low Ball Glasses.

Choosing the Right Drinking Glasses

Look online or browse the NUDE website, and you will find a wide variety of elegant drinking glasses for sale—so many that it can be hard to know which glasses are best!

Although selecting the best drinking glasses for everyday use largely comes down to personal taste, you will enhance the look and enjoyment of your drinks if you match lead-free drinking glasses with the beverages you serve.

The size, shape, and material drinkware is made from will affect the beverage's taste, smell, and appeal. Consider the following:

Material Matters: Crystal

If you want to elevate your drinking experience and impress guests, the material your drinking glasses are made from matters.

NUDE only uses lead-free crystalline in the making of all our drinking glasses, whether they are everyday glasses or finely etched sets of whiskey tumblers.

Lead-free crystal is toxin-free and known for its clarity, brilliance, and resistance to scratching and chipping. This versatile material is as elegant and stylish as its lead crystal predecessor, so it is the perfect material for drinking glass design. Lead-free crystal drinking glasses are now a favored choice for the sophisticated and many who value the importance of owning cutting-edge premium glassware.

Size and Shape: How They Affect Your Drink

Presenting beverages in the right size and shape of drinking glass elevates the presentation of the drink and helps bring out the subtleties of its taste and aroma. For example, presenting champagne in a vintage wide-topped champagne saucer looks great but allows the fizz to escape and the effervescence to fade quickly. In contrast, a tall champagne flute encourages the sparkles to stay longer and focuses the fizz and aroma to the nose, so you can enjoy the aroma, taste, and bubbles for longer.

All NUDE glassware designs are carefully considered and crafted to enhance the enjoyment of a certain beverage or liquor. This is why we feature so many varieties of glass drinking glasses in our NUDE drinkware collection – all expertly designed to elevate your enjoyment of a drink.

Design and Aesthetics: Finding Your Style

Everyone has their own personal design preferences, so embrace your uniqueness by opting for glassware that suits your style!

Consider the beverages you and your guests enjoy and when you drink them.

Are you a person who hosts dinner parties or entertains regularly? If so, a few varied sets of drinking glasses from a single collection, like the NUDE Big Top Collection or NUDE Savage Range, are a great option. These sets feature a wide range of matching drinking glass types.

If you are a casual drinker at home, investing in glassware designs you feel drawn to is suggested. NUDE drinking glasses tend to come in sets of two or four, depending on the collection. You will find vintage drinking glass designs and stylish contemporary and colored options throughout our range, so browse the NUDE website and invest in sets that appeal to you according to what beverages you enjoy at home.

With a myriad of drinking glass types and styles available, finding your drinkware style is easy with NUDE. Start enhancing your home bar today by looking at the styles available in the NUDE Drinkware Range!