Shape of martini glass?
I know that different wine glasses are shaped specifically to enhance the taste of a wine (for exampe a red wine glass has a large bowl so the wine gets the maximum amount of oxygen and an icewine glass is tulip shaped in order to place the wine at the tip of the tongue) but is there a reason for the shape of a martini glass?
GiddyUp
on November 30th, -0001
so there is plenty of room for the olive to float around in
Lunatic
on November 30th, -0001
There is a purpose to the martini glass’s shape. The stem is to keep the drink cold. The wide open brim, according to some, produces surface tension that helps bring out the gin’s bouquet.
fruitsalad
on November 30th, -0001
WHAT IF ITS A VODKA MARTINI LAURA?
NO THERES NO REASON
BlingBling
on November 30th, -0001
I looked it up in Wikipedia. They don’t say anything about the shape. It might just be a cool-looking glass. Martinis are really popular. And the inventor of the Cosmopolitan said she invented the drink in part because so many women ordered martinis so they could carry and be seen with the glass.
Beatasone
on November 30th, -0001
I WAS TOLD THAT THE SHAPE KEPT THE DRINKER FROM HANDLING THE BOWL WITH THEIR HANDS THUS PRESERVING THE CHILL…UNLIKE A SNIFTER WHERE HAND HEAT IS DESIRABLE.