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Glassware: So many choices, and so many drinks

The glasses you choose for your bar are a reflection of how you use and your needs. There are many types of glasses available to build a bar to match your tastes.

	Highball Glass	You can use these for mixing almost any drink. A good stand-in for similar looking glasses.
	Old Fashioned Glass / Lowball / Rocks	For shots of alcohol over ice primarily, also for smaller drinks like singles and doubles.
	Red Wine Glass	Use for red or white wine (if you don't have a white wine glass), or water.
	Shot Glass	Shot Glasses are for a single shot drink. Might buy a few extra of these, they tend to break and get lost.
	Beer Mug	For beer or beer-shot combinations.
	Beer Pilsner	This is traditionally for beer, but works well for serving large margaritas and the like.
	Brandy Snifter	Brandy Snifter is for serving brandies.
	Champagne Flute	The best way to serve champagne. The bowls allow the fizziness to escape too quickly. Nothing worse than flat champagne.
	Cocktail Glass	You can use this for serving many different cocktails. In a pinch, you can also use it for serving martinis, but you should really get true martini glasses (no picture available).
	Collins Glass	For drinks that require something a bit larger than an old fashioned glass. These look good when frosted before serving.
	Cordial Glass	Generally for concentrated liqueurs.
	Irish Coffee Glass	This makes almost any coffee or other hot drink look good. Generally garnish with whipped cream and chocolate shavings or cinnamon.
	Parfait Glass	Similar to the Irish coffee glass, is generally used for drinks with ice cream or fruit in them.
	Pousse Cafe Glass	Usually used for layered drinks.
	Sherry Glass	Sherry Glass are used to serve sherries.
	Sour Glass	Sour Glass are used for sours.
	White Wine Glass	A bit smaller than red wine glasses with a slightly different shape to the bowl.

Source: Mark Miller's Bar Man, HungryMonster.com and www.barnonedrinks.com