Glasses and glasses for coffee: types and nuances of choice

Beautiful flow correlates with taste perception of drinks. Therefore, people often prefer a particular coffee house not only because of properly brewed coffee, but also because of its aesthetically pleasing serving. Beautiful coffee glasses can also be in your kitchen: it is fashionable and also makes your life a little brighter.

Glasses and glasses for coffee did not appear yesterday, but it was recently that they began to win over traditional coffee cups. And increasingly, the buyer does not acquire the classic white coffee set in the form of mini-cups with a thin handle, but glasses and glasses. Modern coffee etiquette allows the use of:

• cups from 40 to 600-700 ml;
• ordinary glasses or double-bottomed glasses;
• glasses of different shapes.

Many will say that etiquette was not so strict, however, the art of drinking has changed. Previously, it came down to small cups, from which they drank not only espresso. Today, the buyer is waiting for the submission of coffee cocktails in comfortable, large glasses. Therefore, for an espresso, you really need a miniature device, but for the US - a larger cup, which will contain 230 ml of drink. Capsule for cappuccino will be a little smaller - 120-220 ml, but for latte, a favorite drink of students and managers, creative people and freelancers, glasses are already needed.

Latte is a drink of a low fortress, for which he is loved. Latte options with creamy taste and different toppings are especially popular today. Sometimes this drink is served in a traditional cup, and even in tall glasses, but a glass is preferable. If you translate the word "latte" from Italian, it will be - a glass for feeding milk. In due time it was poured into glass tall glasses. Then they decided to add some coffee to the dairy product, which served as a kind of topping. And this method was successful - the resulting mixture was called latte macchiato, that is, coffee milk.

Once the masters of coffee brewing noticed - if you pour a portion of coffee in a thin stream into the milk after whipping it, the coffee will fall under the foam, this is how the dark layer turns out. Such beauty could not be hidden behind the walls of the cup, glassware was required.

Today, latte is served in various containers.

• Traditional glasses with a capacity of 150-300 ml. The latte cup has a pen. The glass can be on a short leg (wine-glass) and normal. The product on the leg capacity is less.
• Glasses. There is no handle glass, the volume of such a product is up to 300 ml.
• Special cup. These are usually porcelain or ceramic high cups of an elegant, concise form, something similar to an inverted trapezium. The cup has a handle. Primary colors are white and cream, brown cups are not actually found.

What to choose home is up to you. This professional barista has requirements and standards, any product will be suitable for home enjoyment of a drink. Today, it is the latte glasses that are being actively bought up today, for lovers of the drink they began to produce a new version of a similar capacity that holds 360 ml of coffee. A plastic transparent glass (brand) costs from 300 rubles, while the porcelain Danish glass is 1500 rubles. A ceramic glass is cheaper, but more often they buy standard glass glasses or glasses with a low stem.

Thermal glasses made of double glass have a clear function - they are designed according to the type of thermos, they retain heat for a long time. The design consists of external and internal glass, which are articulated in the neck area. The inner glass has its walls and its bottom, between the two walls - just air. It is the air gap that isolates the coffee, poured into such a product, from contact with the hands holding the glass.

For the production of such a few unusual heat-resistant glasses, special borosilicate glass is used. It is a chemically resistant material, it is resistant to high temperatures, it has a low coefficient of thermal expansion. Such glasses can be put in the oven, microwave, freezer, they are washed in the dishwasher. But even with these enviable properties, double-walled glass cups are quite fragile.

One of the most sought-after products in this series is Delonghi coffee cups. The company is known for the production of coffee machines and accessories for them, so you can count on quality and thoughtful design.

The famous and recognizable option for serving a drink is a Irish glass (or a glass for Irish coffee). Such dishes look elegant, it is made of heat-resistant glass, equipped with a handle and a low leg. In such a glass, more often, they prepare aromatic coffee cocktails, the capacity of a glass is within 200 ml.

There are other options.

• Goblet goblet - This is a utensil for mixed coffee drinks. It is similar in shape to a tulip, and its curved edge allows you to decorate a glass in different ways, to cling to it various trifles for decoration. The volume of the goblet is large - up to 285 ml.
• Glass for Hurricane. And this capacity is more like an elegant vase, although its true purpose is coffee cocktails of rather big volume. It can reach 650 ml. The requirements for roominess are not strict: it all depends on the developer’s ideas, on the recipe of the coffee mix, and also on the desire of the coffee lover himself.
• Glasses for Layered Cocktails (or empty cafe) - elongated in shape, elegant liqueur glasses with a capacity of up to 100 ml. The very shape of the container contributes to the sedimentation of heavy components, because it is possible to make it just multi-layer drinks.
• Glasses for frappe. They look beautiful thick coffee cocktails, which always present ice. The volume of this glass is 250 ml.
• A glass of old-fashion. And this is a simple non-faceted glass, which is often simply called an old-fashioned one. Its volume is up to 240 ml.

Reusable cups with a good ecoreputation have either a bamboo base or rice husk with recycled plastic. They look stylish, they can not be denied strength, they are often supplied with a lid. An example of such a product is the biodegradable glass Huscup. It costs about 1000 rubles. The glass has a decent volume of 440 ml, the weight is almost 260 g. It is made from rice husk, which is a natural product. The container has a removable silicone cap and holder that can be recycled. The glass can be washed in a dishwasher and heated in a microwave, which is very convenient.

The competition for this product can make a bio cup Ecoffee cup. It costs a little less, about 750 rubles. It contains 400 ml of coffee, but by weight it is very light - 125 g. This glass is made from bamboo fiber, because it is completely biodegradable. The mug looks like an ordinary coffee cup, it only seems that its cardboard is more dense. Circles are available in different colors and with different prints. In the lid there is a removable cap that will not allow the contents of the cup to splash out.

If you are a real connoisseur of coffee and love experimenting with flavors and brewing, it hardly makes sense to choose one among the variety of coffee glasses. Buy 2-3 (or more) models that will not limit you in the intricacies of cooking and serving. Coffee enjoyment is often the best start of the day, so there are no trifles in this matter.

In the next video you will find a review of Starbucks coffee glass.