The initial cocktail may be love, but you have to admit that you have to have a first impression even before the initial taste. Proper blood vessels can make a clumsy drink look good, feel good, and especially the taste is amazing. While it’s easy to assume that any cocktail can work in any type of glass, finding the perfect match makes a big difference. It is important for beginners to consider the type of beverage you offer. While petite like an aperitif after meals and best served in smaller cups, the cocktail served on ice is even more subtle. And, contrary to common belief, certain spirits do not always belong to a kind of glass. Instead, it's all about the final product.
“We consider the function of temperature and dilution in the beverage,” Rachel Azhadi, bar manager at San Francisco’s left door, told Observer. “Do we want this cocktail to continue to dilute and change because the drinker absorbs it? If so, use a smaller ice format.” The Mojito comes with tiny cubes of ice that may be paired with narrow, high-ball glass, while classic cocktails designed to dilute slowly will be best diluted in shorter vessels. Perhaps that's why old-fashioned or Negroni is often poured into rock glasses with a large ice cube.
You can eat drinks that should be kept colder in glasses with longer stems, which is a common tip for preventing excessive heat from heating your beverages. Of course, choosing a glass isn't the only thing you want to consider. If you add blue cheese-filled olive skewers to your gin martini or some small dash Angostura bitters, Azhadi says the wide coupe and narrower base are a great decor.
To help you find the right boat for every drink, we chat with cocktail connoisseurs and share the best glasses to add to your home bar cart. From vintage-style coupe glasses to double-wall glasses, the following options promise to take your alcoholic beverage to the next level. cheers!
