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An Old Fashioned glass, traditionally used for serving spirits

The Old Fashioned glass, rocks glass, lowball glass [1] [2] (or simply lowball), is a short tumbler used for serving spirits, such as whisky, neat or with ice cubes ("on the rocks"). It is also normally used to serve certain cocktails, such as the Old Fashioned, from which it receives its name.

Tumbler (glass) flat-bottomed drinking glass

A tumbler is a flat-bottomed beverage container usually made of plastic or glass.

Whisky type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash

Whisky or whiskey is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Various grains are used for different varieties, including barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Whisky is typically aged in wooden casks, generally made of charred white oak.

Cocktail alcoholic mixed drink

A cocktail is an alcoholic mixed drink, which is either a combination of spirits, or one or more spirits mixed with other ingredients such as fruit juice, flavored syrup, or cream. There are various types of cocktails, based on the number and kind of ingredients added. The origins of the cocktail are debated.

Old Fashioned glasses typically have a wide brim and a thick base, so that the non-liquid ingredients of a cocktail can be mashed using a muddler before the main liquid ingredients are added.

A muddler is a bartender's tool, used like a pestle to mash—or muddle—fruits, herbs and spices in the bottom of a glass to release their flavor.

Old Fashioned glasses usually contain 180–300 ml (6–10 US fl oz). [3] [4] A double Old Fashioned glass (sometimes referred to by retailers as a DOF glass) contains 350–470 ml (12–16 US fl oz). [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Difference Between Highball & Lowball Glasses" . Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ "What you Should Know about Highball and Lowball Glasses". October 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. ↑ Regan, Gary (2003). The Joy of Mixology (first ed.). New York: Clarkson Potter. pp. 132–133. ISBN   0-609-60884-3.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Herbst, Sharon; Herbst, Ron (1998). The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide. New York: Broadway Books. p. 9. ISBN   978-0-7679-0197-0.


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