It's no secret that the right glass allows you to fully appreciate the aroma and taste of a good drink. Rocks - glasses, which are considered one of the most popular types of glassware for strong alcohol, have long become an attribute of any decent bar. What drinks can be served in such a glass? What is a classic rock (glass)? The photo below illustrates this clearly. Let's get to know each other better.
Description
What dishes are called rocky? Glasses "for quick service" - the most common glassware worldwide for whiskey and other spirits - these are simple elongated glasses of a conical shape with smooth straight walls. Whiskey with pieces or cubes of clear ice in rocks glasses can be seen not only on the bar counter, but also on the screen: this peculiar glass has long become a classic character in commercials and Hollywood films.
Rocks glasses are made of thick glass, which is why they are considered the strongest, almost indestructible barware. The main feature is a fairly thick glass bottom, thanks to which the ice in the drink melts slowly.
Traditional rock volume- 250 ml, but today there are many options for such dishes from 120 to 400 ml.
Rocks: classic glasses from the Wild West
How did the classic rocks come about? Glasses for serving whiskey on the rocks, that is, "on the rocks", trace their history from the century before last. Such dishes were intended to serve one of the most popular drinks in the saloons of the Wild West, when crushed pieces of ice were placed in glasses of whiskey. There is a version that inventive American bartenders made the first rocks from the bottoms of empty bottles, thus obtaining dishes that are cheap and it is not a pity to break them.
It is for these qualities that modern Rocks are so loved all over the world. Glasses are most often used in drinking establishments with high attendance. The rocks shape allows you to quickly mix ice and drinks in them, and the thickness of the glass makes this classic glassware reliable and strong.
For what drinks are rocks glasses
What drinks are recommended to pour into rocks? Glasses are primarily intended for serving various types of whiskey - from inexpensive blended drinks to aged noble alcohol. In rock, the classic serving of this drink is carried out - mist and on the rocks - undiluted and with cubes or crushed pieces of ice.
In a similar way, you can serve other strong drinks in a rocks glass: rum, gin, brandy. It is perfectly acceptable to use rocks for spirits-based mixes, most often with whiskey as the main ingredient.
