Cocktail Glassware

There's something about having special glasses to drink your cocktails out of that adds to the whole cocktail experience.

There's the martini glasses, margarita glasses, highballs, collins glass, just so many to choose from and they all come in lots of different designs.

Let's start with a few martini glasses.   I usually go with clear glass martini glasses as I make lots of cool looking cocktails to serve in these glasses and I want people to see the different colors.

However if I was using these to make traditional martinis and cocktails that didn't have the wow factor as far as looks go I would certainly add some interest with colored glass or patterns on the glass.

 Mikasa Cheers Martini Glass, 10-Ounce, Set of 4 Luminarc ARC International Atlas Martini Glass (Set of 4), 7.5 oz, Clear Libbey Swerve 4-Piece Martini Set Lenox Tuscany Classics Martini, Set of 4 Camco 43901 10 oz Polycarbonate Martini Glass - 2 pack Artland Splash 12 oz martini Glasses (Set of 4), Multicolor Raye Stemless Martini Glasses by Viski - (2 pack, 7.5 oz) Artland Fizzy Martini, Multi-Colored, Set of 4 Nachtmann Dancing Stars Bossa Nova Martini Glasses, Set of 2 Marquis by Waterford Crosby Hiball Set (Set of 4), Clear Libbey Glassware 0400 Cosmopolitan Glass, 8-1/4 oz. (Pack of 12) Household Essentials KROSNO Handmade Kai Martini Glasses (Set of 4), 8 oz, Clear

 Lolita Glassware, 5 O'Clock Somewhere Martini Glass Lolita Martini Glass Chocolatini Lolita 1 X Lolita I love my Martini Parisian Martini Glass Lolita Love My Martini Glass, Girl's Best Friend Top Shelf Girls Night Out Strap on your Party Shoes Martini Glass Lolita Princess Martini Glasses Lolita Lolita Love My Martini Glass, Little Black Dress

The next glass I think is important is the highball glass, perfect for Blue Lagoons and the like, but while you're looking at highballs you should also consider old fashioned glasses.   I brought my old fashioned (or rocks) glasses and highball (or collins) glasses to match, but that's just me.

 JoyJolt Stella Lead Free Crystal Highball Glass 14.2-Ounce Barware Collins Tumbler Drinking Glasses For Water, Juice, Beer, And Cocktail Set Of 4 Red Series Square Highball Glass (Set of 4) Vibrant Splash Water/Beverage Highball Glasses, 13.25 Ounce - Set of 6 Lenox Tuscany Classics Highball Glass Set Mikasa Swirl Cobalt Highball Glass (Set of 4), 20 oz Mikasa Cheers Highball Glass, 19.75-Ounce, Set of 4 Bormioli Rocco Galassia Rocks Glasses, 10 Ounce - Set of 4 Marquis by Waterford Markham Double Old Fashioned Glasses, Set of 4 Twist Whiskey Glasses, Scotch Glasses By Ashcroft - Set Of 2. Unique, Elegant, Dishwasher Safe, Glass Liquor or Bourbon Tumblers. Ultra-Clarity Glassware. 11.9 OZ.

Once you have martini glasses, old fashioned and highball glasses then apart from some red wine and white wine glasses and pilsner and/or stein glasses you actually have enough glassware for a good cocktail bar. A lot of people do like to add margarita glasses to their glassware though and I must admit I do like having them, although for the very first few cocktail parties I hosted our margaritas were served in martini glasses and no on really seemed to care.

 Libbey 4−pc. Cozumel Margarita Set CLEAR 4 Pc Set Libbey 12-Ounce Z-Stem Margarita Glass, Clear, 4-Piece Camco 43902 12 oz Polycarbonate Margarita Glass - 2 pack Mexican Glass Margarita 18 Oz. Blue Rim, Hand Blown, set of 4 HOST Margarita FREEZE Cooling Cups (Set of 2), Grey Amici Del Mar Collection Margarita Glasses, 15 oz - Set of 4

Of course if you're going to have a margarita glass on hand then you'll probably be interested in hurricane glasses - I actually got a set of these before I got a margarita glass because I thought a lot of the cocktails I like to serve would look good in them, especially my Snowballs.

 Chef's Supreme - 15 oz. Clear Polycarbonate Hurricane Glass David Shaw BC729-551 Bohemia Bar Hurricane Glass, Set of 4, 550ml/19.5 oz Fineline Quenchers 4515-CL 14 oz. Plastic Hurricane Glass - 5/Pack