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An Old Fashioned glass, traditionally used for serving Old Fashioned cocktails.

The Old Fashioned glass, lowball glass, or rocks glass is a short Glassware#Tumblers used for serving an alcoholic beverage, such as whiskey, with ice cubes (“on the rocks”). It is also normally used to serve certain cocktails, such as the Old Fashioned, from which it receives its name.

Old Fashioned glasses will usually contain 6 to 10 fluid ounces (18 to 30 cL).[1][2]

A double Old Fashioned glass contains 12 to 16 fluid ounces (35 to 44 cL).[3][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Regan, Gary (2003). The Joy of Mixology (first ed.). New York: Clarkson Potter. pp. 132–133. ISBN 0609608843. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ a b Rathbun, A. J. (2007). Good Spirits: Recipes, Revelations, Refreshments, and Romance, Shaken and Served with a Twist. Boston, Massachusetts: The Harvard Common Press. p. 13. ISBN 9781558323360. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ Herbst, Sharon (1998). The Ultimate A-to-Z Bar Guide. New York: Broadway Books. p. 9. ISBN 9780767901970. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)