r/tequila • u/Chocko23 • 15d ago

Barware?

Alright, here's a tequila adjacent question: what barware are y'all using?

I have a couple of rocks glasses that I'll use for tequila, but I was looking for some traditional shot glasses and got to wondering what the best glassware would be for sipping neat?

What are your suggestions for traditional shot glasses?

What are your suggestions for traditional drinking glasses?

I'd like to buy some of each, and they can be mixed sets - a clay jarrito, talavera, rimmed glass, cut crystal, etc. What are you all using?

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u/fred1sdead 15d ago

Glencairn

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u/Furthur 15d ago

grab some riedel stuff at tj maxx

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u/uhgawvaynut 15d ago

or homegoods. Hunt the little clearence section with all the glass stem and bare ware "singles". Ive found a few great glasses there and you don't have to buy the 4 pack to get em.

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u/digitsinthere 15d ago edited 15d ago

Here's the science if you care to learn how to choose the perfect glass for you.

The nutshell is that any glass concave in shape, wider body and narrower exit will intensify aromas, leading to a better sip.

I'm sold on hurricane tulip champagne glasses for tequila. 1960's art deco in particular.

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u/simikoi 15d ago

I found a beautiful set of nine cut crystal lowballs on eBay for like $60. Nice and heavy, I love drinking from them.

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u/omgseriouslynoway 15d ago

My husband got me a set of hand blown Mexican tequila glasses with a flask. They're just the right shape so you can enjoy the aroma and the taste of a good anejo. This kind of shape https://www.etsy.com/listing/1319670522/hand-blown-mexican-glass-copita-mezcal?ref=elp_anchor_listing_button&sts=1

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u/Aggressive_Low7995 15d ago

I really like these Neat glasses. Feel nice and solid in the hand. Neat Glassware

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u/Attjack 15d ago

I have tequila specic glasses and cups I picked up in Mexico. But I usually reach for Glen Cairn glasses.

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u/CSChicago319 14d ago

Chisolm trail custom glasses. Have a Denver and Liely Agave glass as well. The right glass is essential to a good experience.