If a drink is a shot is it always served in a shot glass?!
If a drink is a shot is it always served in a shot glass?
or are there exceptions?
Answers:
There are always the exceptions. I've been behind the bar for several years but I always find it difficult to read people on how they intend to drink their drink. A whiskey, for example, be it bourbon or Irish or etc. taken neat can be downed in a second or sipped on forever. Obviously a shot glass would be more appropriate for the former while a lowball or snifter would fit the latter. With all the pomp and circumstance of serving a $20 shot of cognac some odds will slam it like a shot of jager while other folks will savor rail bourbon until the stools go up. You never can tell. I'm sure this is a big help in answering your question.
I get it. And if it isn't, would it be a misfire?
No, seriously: Yes, the exceptions are when
a shot is called for in a recipe as a MEASUREMENT
within a drink that mixes, then there are different
glasses that can be used, often as etiquette,
if you will.
Yeah, when the bartender runs out of clean shot glasses it'll get served in whatever's clean. Don't forget to tip.
no, there are many shot's out there that can also be served as drinks on the rocks.
Shots are generally served in high ball glasses. Shooters are usually served in shot glasses.
no, some shots are served in specialty glasses (if they are fancy), or, more often, a rocks glass or tumbler. traditionally, a straight shot of alcohol IS served in a shot glass, but rocks glasses work, too.
or, some places in europe serve shots in a highball glass (tall and thin)