List of glassware

Typical glassware

This list of glassware^[1] includes drinking vessels (drinkware) and tableware used to set a table for eating a meal, general glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry. It does not include laboratory glassware.

Drinkware

Drinkware, beverageware (colloquially referred to as cups) is a general term for a vessel intended to contain beverages or liquid foods for drinking or consumption.^[2]

The word cup comes from Middle English cuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, perhaps variant of Latin cupa, tub, cask.^[2] The first known use of the word cup is before the 12th century.^[4]

Tumblers

A classic 20-facet Soviet table-glass, produced in the city of Gus-Khrustalny since 1943.

Tumblers are flat-bottomed drinking glasses.

Collins glass, for a tall mixed drink^[5]
Dizzy Cocktail glass, a glass with a wide, shallow bowl, comparable to a normal Cocktail glass but without the stem
Highball glass, for mixed drinks^[6]
Iced tea glass
Juice glass, for fruit juices and vegetable juices.
Old Fashioned glass, traditionally, for a simple cocktail or liquor "on the rocks". Contemporary American "rocks" glasses may be much larger, and used for a variety of beverages over ice
Shot glass, a small glass for up to four ounces of liquor. The modern shot glass has a thicker base and sides than the older whiskey glass
Table-glass or stakan granyonyi
Water glass
Whiskey tumbler, a small, thin-walled glass for a straight shot of liquor

Beer glassware

Whisky tasting glass

Beer stein – large mug traditionally with a hinged lid
Pilsner glass, for pale lager
Pint glass, for an Imperial pint of beer or cider
Pony glass, for a 140ml of beer, a "short" or "small" beer
Tankard, a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover
Wheat beer glass, for wheat beer (Weizenbier)
Yard glass, a very tall, conical beer glass, with a round ball base, usually hung on a wall when empty
Handle – 425ml New Zealand beer glass
Jug – 750–1000ml served at pubs in New Zealand
Middy – 285ml (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (New South Wales)
Glass – 200ml (7 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (Queensland and Victoria)
Pot – 285ml (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (Queensland and Victoria).
Schooner – 425ml (15 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass, 285 ml (10 fl. oz.) in South Australia

Stemware

A stem glass

Absinthe glass
Chalice (goblet), an ornate stem glass, especially one for ceremonial purposes
Champagne coupe, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for champagne (similar to a cocktail glass)
Champagne flute, a stem glass with a tall, narrow bowl, for champagne
Cocktail glass, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for cocktails
Fountain glass, a tall fluted stem glass common in soda fountains, family restaurants and 24-hour diner-style restaurants for milkshakes and ice cream sodas
Glencairn whisky glass, a wide bowl with a narrow mouth, similar to a snifter's, but with a shorter, sturdier base, designed for whisky^[7]
Hurricane glass (Poco Grande glass)
Margarita glass (variant of Champagne coupe)
Sherbet, a stem glass for ice cream or sorbet
Sherry glass
Snifter, a liquor glass with a short stem and a wide bowl that narrows at the top, for brandy and liquor
Wine glass, a stem glass

Other

A variety of drinking glasses

Art glass, glassware that is modern art
Glass container, container made from glass
Laboratory glassware, a variety of equipment, traditionally made of glass, used for scientific experiments
Pitcher, a container, usually with a spout for pouring its contents
Punch bowl, a bowl that punch is put in, generally used in parties
Vase, an open container often used to hold flowers
Bong, a smoking device often made from glass
Peking glass, a Chinese form of Overlay glass, often in the form of snuff boxes or vases.

References

↑ "Glassware". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
1 2 "Cups". The Free Dictionary By Farlex. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
↑ McClenehan, Robert L. Some Scottish Quaichs. Illinois, 1955, p. 3.
↑ "Cup". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
↑ Herbst, Sharon; Herbst, Ron (1998). The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide. New York: Broadway Books. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7679-0197-0.
↑ Rathbun, A. J. (2007). Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist. Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Common Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-55832-336-0.
↑ Martin McGookin @ http://www.Glencairn.co.uk. "THE OFFICIAL Whisky Glass - The only way to drink Whisky/Whiskey!". Whiskyglass.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.

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Glassware
Tumblers	Collins glass Highball glass Old Fashioned glass Shot glass Table-glass
Beer glassware	Beer stein Pilsner glass Pint glass Pony glass Tankard Wheat beer glass Yard glass
Stemware	Absinthe glass Chalice Champagne coupe Champagne flute Cocktail glass Glencairn whisky glass Hurricane glass Margarita glass Sherry glass Snifter Wine glass

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