What kind of stemware is this?

November 26, 2019 8:27 PM

My wife and I have had these two glasses in our cabinets for years, and we have no idea what they are intended to be used for. Wine glasses? Dessert glasses? Some kind of snifter? Here's a photo.
posted by ErWenn to Food & Drink (7 answers total)

I think a frozen dessert like a sherbet or glacè.
posted by amanda at 8:31 PM on November 26, 2019

Sherry.
posted by Iris Gambol at 8:34 PM on November 26, 2019

Sorbet glasses.
posted by Thorzdad at 8:48 PM on November 26, 2019

Best answer: I’d call that a Nick and Nora glass. They’re good for stirred cocktails because they only hold 3-4 oz so can’t accommodate the melted ice of a shaken drink.
posted by aubilenon at 8:50 PM on November 26, 2019 [9 favorites]

Agree that it's a Nick and Nora, a close cousin of the Martini and coupe glass.
posted by merriment at 4:51 AM on November 27, 2019 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thank you, aubilenon. Looking at online descriptions of Nick and Nora glasses, that's definitely the correct answer.
posted by ErWenn at 7:22 AM on November 27, 2019

FWIW I make shaken cocktails and pour them in my Nick and Nora glasses all the time. Mine hold 5oz which is perfect for the average shaken cocktail recipe.
posted by oneirodynia at 1:16 PM on November 27, 2019