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The '''Old-Fashioned glass''', '''rocks glass''', or '''"lowball"''', is a short tumbler used for serving [[liquor]] "[[on the rocks]]", meaning over ice, or [[cocktail]]s having few ingredients. It is named after the [[Old fashioned cocktail]], traditionally served in such a glass. A [[White Russian]] is traditionally served in the Old Fashioned Glass.
The '''Old-Fashioned glass''', '''rocks glass''', or '''"lowball"''', is a short tumbler used for serving [[liquor]] "[[on the rocks]]", meaning over ice, or [[cocktail]]s having few ingredients. It is named after the [[Old fashioned cocktail]], traditionally served in such a glass. A [[White Russian (cocktail)|White Russian]] is traditionally served in the Old Fashioned Glass.


Contemporary American "Old-Fashioned" and "rocks" glasses may hold as much as 8-12 fluid ounces (22-34 [[centilitre|cL]]), and may be used to serve a wide variety of beverages over ice, such as [[whisky]].
Contemporary American "Old-Fashioned" and "rocks" glasses may hold as much as 8-12 fluid ounces (22-34 [[centilitre|cL]]), and may be used to serve a wide variety of beverages over ice, such as [[whisky]].

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The Old-Fashioned glass, rocks glass, or "lowball", is a short tumbler used for serving liquor "on the rocks", meaning over ice, or cocktails having few ingredients. It is named after the Old fashioned cocktail, traditionally served in such a glass. A White Russian is traditionally served in the Old Fashioned Glass.

Contemporary American "Old-Fashioned" and "rocks" glasses may hold as much as 8-12 fluid ounces (22-34 cL), and may be used to serve a wide variety of beverages over ice, such as whisky.