List of glassware

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Typical glassware

This list of glassware includes drinking vessels (drinkware), tableware, such as dishes, and flatware used to set a table for eating a meal, general glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry whether made of glass or plastics such as polystyrene and polycarbonate.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Tumblers

Tumblers are flat-bottomed drinking glasses.

Collins glass, for a tall mixed drink^[2]
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 ^[3]
Iced tea glass
Juice glass, for fruit 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

A classic 14-facets Soviet table-glass, produced in the city of Gus-Khrustalny since 1943.

Table-glass or stakan granyonyi
Water glass
Whiskey tumbler, a small, thin-walled glass for a straight shot of liquor

Beer glassware

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
Beer stein – large mug traditionally with a hinged lid
Wheat beer glass, for wheat beer (Weizenbier)

New Zealand beer glasses

Handle – 425mL New Zealand beer glass
Jug – 750–1000mL served at pubs in New Zealand

Australian beer glasses

Middy – 285mL (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (New South Wales)
Pot – 285mL (10 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass (Queensland & Victoria)
Schooner – 425mL (15 fl. oz.) Australian beer glass, 285 mL (10 fl. oz.) in South Australia

[edit] Stemware

A stem glass

Bordeaux, or claret
Burgundy
Chalice (cup), 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
Cordial
Sherbet, a stem glass for ice cream or sherbet
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
Water, a large stem glass for water

[edit] Other

Glass container, container made from glass
Art glass, glassware that is modern art
Laboratory glassware, a variety of equipment, traditionally made of glass, used for scientific experiments
Yard glass, a very tall, conical beer glass, with a round ball base, usually hung on a wall when empty
Pitcher, a container, usually with a spout for pouring its contents
Vase, an open container often used to hold flowers
Punch bowl a bowl that punch is put in, generally used in parties
Beverage coaster a flat ceramic or wood piece that protects tables

[edit] References

^ McClenehan, Robert L. Some Scottish Quaichs. Illinois, 1955, p. 3.
^ Herbst, Sharon; Herbst, Ron (1998). The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide. New York: Broadway Books. p. 8. ISBN 9780767901970.
^ 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 9781558323360.