Sometimes it is difficult to understand the types of tableware and their use, but this is required by table etiquette. Take the necessary plug or knife is very simple - just move from the extreme instruments to those that are closer to the plate, but the types of glasses often make you think. And that you do not accidentally confuse a glass for white wine with a glass for red, we'll tell you about the "table glass" and its correct application.
Types of glasses and their use
So, what are the glasses? The term "glasses" is rather confused and includes: glasses for wine, champagne and cocktails, sniffers and glasses. Let's try to understand this diversity and, for clarity, provide a description of the illustration.
Under number 1, 2, 3 are classic glasses for cocktails:
- 1 - a martini glass, used to serve chilled cocktails without ice;
- 2 - margarita, for the same cocktail;
- 3 - glass for tropical cocktails.
Types of wine glasses are presented under the numbers 4, 5, 6, 7:
- 4 - a glass for red wine: squat, roundish, with a wide bottom;
- 5 - a glass for white wine tapering upwards;
- 6 - a glass for port;
- 7 - a glass for sherry, vermouth or fortified wine.
The classic narrow glass for champagne is called "flute", because of its shape it retains carbon dioxide longer, and hence the sparkling wine lasts longer for carbonated. A glass-saucer for champagne at number 8 is used more often in case it is necessary to build a pyramid from glasses.
If you wanted to know what kind of glasses they drink cognac, then here they are - sniffers. These glasses have a powerful short leg and strongly narrowed upward. In addition to cognacs, they also serve whiskey and brandy. The classic cognac glass is number 8 (yes, with a glass-saucer they are very similar, that's why one version is shown on the diagram), and a glass for Armagnac is number 9.
The last point is the glasses, which are also different depending on the beverage served in them. The wine glass for the liquor is more angular (number 10), unlike the elegant glass for vodka on a thin stem under number 12. 11 - a stack that, contrary to frequent misconceptions, is not designed for 100 ml, as it usually has a capacity of 40-60 ml. In the glasses they serve alcoholic beverages in their pure form, without ice, so-called cocktails-shots designed for one sip.
In order not to get confused in the species diversity during the dinner party, remember that the glasses from the center of the plate toward the instruments are arranged in this order: a glass for champagne, a glass for fortified wines (one for red, and then one for white), a glass for strong alcoholic drinks, and behind it - a glass for mineral water.