To choose dishes that are suitable for a particular type of alcoholic beverages and not to be "trapped", you need to know the main types of glasses, glasses, mugs, wine glasses, as well as their purpose. Such information will allow you to organize the most exquisite dinner at the proper level.
Dishes for alcoholic beverages with a strength below 40 degrees
It is customary to drink sweet and tart liqueurs from small special glasses with a capacity of 40-60 milliliters. Moreover, the standard in this case is still a capacity of 40 milliliters of the drink, which is usually served after dinner.
Sherry is poured into conical glasses of 60-80 milliliters each with an elegant figured leg. Usually, this drink is also served with a small canned cherry.
Glasses for champagne and other sparkling wines hold 160-180 milliliters of foamy drink. The same dishes can be served for cocktails based on sparkling wines. The specific shape of the glasses contributes to the appearance of bubbles on the surface of the drink.
Beer glasses do not have any standard shape. It all depends on your personal preference.
For red wine, you need to buy rounded glasses of 180-240 milliliters with a high leg so that the drink does not heat up from the warmth of the hands of the person holding it, and for white table wine, glasses of 180-260 milliliters with a more elongated and straight shape are considered traditional.
Other requirements, according to etiquette, are put forward for dishes for dessert wine - 200-300 milliliters each, which is served after a meal with fruit desserts.
Spirits glasses
For cognac it is necessary to buy the so-called "pot-bellied" glasses of a specific shape for 260-360 milliliters. The same tableware is suitable for brandy, calvados and armagnac, which are served neat to guests. This dish has a shape specially designed so that the glass fits perfectly in the palm, which will warm the drink.
Old fashioned "old fashion" glasses are served with whiskey. Usually their capacity is 180-320 milliliters. The maximum size allows you to add pieces of ice or soda to the glass. These glasses usually have very thick walls, which prevent the ice in the drink from quickly heating up and melting.
Vodka is drunk in glasses or in glasses of 40-60 milliliters. It is also customary to use similar dishes for shots - small strong cocktails that are not drunk in sips, but whole and at once.
A separate type of glass called "collins" is usually used by lovers of cocktails made from spirits. The usual capacity of such dishes is about 230-340 milliliters, and a distinctive feature is the straight walls, which distinguishes the "collins" from the "highball", in which lighter cocktails interfere.
