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The old fashioned glass, otherwise known as the rocks glass, whiskey glass, and 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.
A Nick & Nora glass is a stemmed glass with an inverted bowl, mainly used to serve straight-up cocktails. The glass is similar to a cocktail glass or martini glass. [1] Use of the glass became widespread beginning in the late 1980s, when bartender Dale DeGroff had several made for the Rainbow Room restaurant in New York City. The design was ...
Invented in the late 19th century, its form derives from the fact that all cocktails are traditionally served chilled and contain an aromatic element. Thus, the stem allows the drinker to hold the glass without affecting the temperature of the drink, an important aspect due to the lack of added ice which in other drinks serves to cool the drink, [2] and the wide bowl places the surface of the ...
A yard of ale. A yard of ale or yard glass is a very tall beer glass used for drinking around 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 imperial pints (1.4 L) of beer, depending upon the diameter.. The glass is approximately 1 yard (91.4 cm) long, shaped with a bulb at the bottom, and a widening shaft, which constitutes most of the height.
The Glencairn glass is not the only glass on the market that is designed specifically for drinking whisky. (For example, Riedel and Norlan Glass also manufacture such glassware.) While there are numerous styles of such glasses available, the Glencairn is the first style to be endorsed by the Scotch Whisky Association , and to be used by every ...
The whiskey is floated on top of the Irish cream in a shot glass, and the shot glass is then dropped into the stout An Irish car bomb , Irish slammer , Irish bomb shot , or Dublin drop [ 1 ] is a cocktail, similar to a boilermaker , made by dropping a bomb shot of Irish cream and Irish whiskey into a glass of Irish stout .
According to the ancient Indian/Hindu-origin traditional medicine system of ayurveda, drinking water stored in the copper lota has health and nutritional benefits. [5] It is used for jala neti , a traditional ayurvedic and yogic practice that is used for cleansing the nose and sinus passages through nasal irrigation .
Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art.The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason".