Hospitality Guide

Types of Glassware used in Bar's and restaurants

The type of glassware in which a drink is server greatly effects its presentation. Some hotels have begun to use the same style of glassware for several beverages. This can reduce the the number of kinds of glassware that they must maintain inventory.

Full Service Hotels normally avoid mass produced glassware which is generally thick and many have imperfections even though it is not that expensive when compared to fine, expensive products.

But hotel chains which consider value for money as an important criteria accepts such glassware. Additionally management should consider function as well as form when purchasing glassware for their F&B operations.

! Tips while selecting glassware:

Glass with Rolled edged and rims reduce problems like chipping and cracking.
Glass-wares with thick glass and certain shapes can also reduce breakage.
Stemmed glasses is very likely to breakage, so while selecting stemmed glass choose designs which are harder to tip over.

Types of Glassware used in bars

Collins / Highball

8oz. – 16oz ( 230 ml - 473 ml)

Used for serving juices, aerated drinks, Gin and tonic etc.

Rock Glass or Tumbler

6oz. - 10oz. (177ml - 295ml)

Used for serving drinks 'On the Rock's'.

Whisky / Shooter

1oz. – 2oz. (29ml - 59ml)

Used for single measures of liquor and ‘shooters’.

Beer Schooner

12oz. – 14oz. (354ml - 414ml)

Used for Pilsner, and bottled beers.

Beer Mug

12oz. – 14oz. (354ml - 414ml)

Used for ½ measure of draft beer.

Beer / Pint

1 Pint (473ml)

Used for serving Draft Beer

Red Wine / Bordeaux

8oz. – 14oz. (236ml - 414ml)

Used for serving Red Wine.

Wine / All Purpose

8oz. – 14oz. (236ml - 414ml)

Used for serving red wine & white wine

	Champagne Tulip / Champagne Flute 6oz. – 8oz. (177ml - 230ml) Used for serving Sours, Champagne and Champagne Cocktails.
	Brandy Snifter 8oz. – 14oz. (236ml - 414ml) Used for serving Brandy and some cocktails.
	Sherry / Port 4oz. – 6oz. (118ml - 177ml) Used for serving sherry or port wine.
	Liqueur / Cordial 1oz. – 3oz. (29ml - 88ml) Used for serving liqueurs and layered shooters.
	Cocktail / Martini 4oz. – 8oz. (118ml - 236ml) Used for serving different verity of Cocktails
	Coopete / Margarita 6oz. – 10oz. (177ml - 295ml) Used for serving Frozen cocktails such as Margaritas, or daiquiris.
	Hurricane 10oz. – 16oz. (295ml - 473ml) Used for ‘Long’ Drinks such as Long Island Iced Tea, Zombie, and the Hurricane