This list of glassware[1] includes drinking vessels (drinkware), tableware used to set a table for eating a meal and generally glass items such as vases, and glasses used in the catering industry. It does not include laboratory glassware.
Drinkware, beverageware (in other words, cups, jugs and pitchers) is a general term for a vessel intended to contain beverages or liquid foods for drinking or consumption.[2]
The word cup comes from Middle Englishcuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, perhaps variant of Latin cupa, tub, cask.[2] The first known use of the word cup is before the 12th century.[4]
Juice glass, for fruit juices and vegetable juices.
Old fashioned glass, traditionally, for a simple cocktail or liquor "on the rocks" or "neat". Contemporary American "rocks" glasses may be much larger, and used for a variety of beverages over ice.
Shot glass, a small glass for up to four ounces of liquor. The modern shot glass has a thicker base and sides than the older whiskey glass.
Water glass.
Whiskey tumbler, a small, thin-walled glass for a straight shot of liquor.
Absinthe glass, a short, thick-stemmed glass with a tall, wide bowl and some feature (like a ridge, bead, or bulge) indicating a correct serving of absinthe.
Chalice or goblet, an ornate stem glass, especially one for ceremonial purposes.
Champagne coupe, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for champagne (similar to a cocktail glass).
Champagne flute, a stem glass with a tall, narrow bowl, for champagne.
Cocktail glass, a stem glass with a wide, shallow bowl, for cocktails.
Glencairn whisky glass, a wide bowl with a narrow mouth, similar to a snifter's, but with a shorter, sturdier base, designed for whisky.[7]
Gran Collection, a set of four crystal stem glasses, designed for whisky tasting by Matthew Fergusson-Stewart and Lucaris Crystal,[8][9] each with different bowl size, and mouth angle and size to pick up different characteristics of whiskies.[10][11][12]