Drinkware Buying Guide
Drinkware has a variety of uses, ranging from holding alcohol, orange juice, and coffee to beer. They are in variety of shapes and sizes. It is important to get the right glassware for the right drink for the right occasion. Presenting a drink well makes the drinking experience a pleasurable one.
Types of Drinkware
* '''Beaker: '''
Beaker is cup or a mug resembling a laboratory beaker made of plastic or ceramic.
* '''Beer stein: '''
Beer steins are made of stone or glass. They are jugs that have an open top with a hinged lid and thumb lift lever.
* '''Chalice and goblet:''' A
goblet holding drink, the chalice is used for quaffing during a ceremony.
* '''Coffee cup or
Coffee mug: '''Made of Glazed Ceramic with a handle to give mobility, a coffee cup is where coffee is sipped from.
* '''Sake cup: '''
Sake set includes the flask and cup for serving the Japanese Sake. It is a popular Japanese drink made from rice. The cup is made of ceramic, glass or lacquered plastic
* '''
Collins glass''' is a glass tumbler for mixed drinks, especially the Tom Collins for which it is made.
* Double is a '''
Highball glass''' is also for mixed drinks.
* '''Lowball glass''' or
Rocks glass is used to have scotch and whiskey on the rocks.
* '''
Pilsner glass''' is for light beers but made for the drink.
* A '''
Pint''' of beer or cider is popular in bars.
* Special type of glass to hold wheat beer is '''
wheat beer glass'''. You can hold thick foamy beer in this beer holder.
* A '''
shot '''of liquor is measured and poured for a mixed drink or directly consumed.
* '''
Stem ware''' makes wine drinking a pleasurable experience. It has a wide bowl in the top, a flat base and a stem that connects the bowl and the base. Red wine glasses are either the
Burgundy glasses which differ in shape. White wines have narrower bowls to hold back the cold white wines.
* '''
Cocktail glasses''' have conical bowls to hold cocktail or champagne.
Drinkware Buying Tips
* If you have children in your house, get drinkware that are thick and with colors.
* If you are selecting dinnerware for engagement select champagne flutes or cocktail glasses that are elegant.
* Stemware for wine varies from white wine to red wine.
* For your merlot or cabernet sauvignon get ones that have broad bowls so that the wine touches the tongue directly in a sip.
* White wines need to retain cold temperatures and narrow stemware is ideal.
* Drinkware could be made of
crystal. Check what would suit the occasion and your taste.
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