In Australia, we pride ourselves as being people who know how to enjoy the good times. We have the perfect climate for firing up the barbecue, setting up a bar in the garden and downing some well-deserved cool beverages. As well as enjoying a beer or three, more Australians are turning to other drinks like wines and spirits and in order to enjoy these thoroughly, we need to drink them from a glass and not straight from the bottle. The type of glass that you use for your drink actually affects the taste of the liquid contained within it and the wrong choice of glass means that you might miss out on a fine wine that is actually quite good.

It’s a Skill.

Believe it or not, there is a skill in choosing the right class where for any occasion and it just doesn’t make the drink, taste better, but it also improves the appearance of the area in which you are providing the food and drinks, and it also adds a flair to the dining experience. However, the main purpose of choosing the right glass is to complement the drink that you are serving and who you are serving it to. Choosing the wrong glass cheapens the atmosphere that you were trying to create. It is crucial that you understand the different kinds of glasses that are currently available that complements all different kinds of drinks, so that every drink that you serve tastes as good as it should be.

The Right Glass.

In order to find out what the appropriate glassware to use like the right whisky glasses, wine glasses or beer glasses, the following will help you to figure out which one to use that will impress your friends and guests alike.

• Wine – When it comes to wine, it is the cup or bowl size that is important. The drink that you are serving has to look good, but it also has to taste amazing as well. Wines, especially red wine, need to be able to breathe within the glass and they need the space in which to do that. Generally, red wine is served in a broader glass and white wine, in a taller and slimmer glass. If you are celebrating the New Year or an important occasion, then you might want to serve some champagne and for that you need to use a tall, slender flute glass.

• Beer – Generally speaking, the most popular beverage that we drink here in Australia is beer, and this is something that we consume on an almost daily basis. Many people will tell you that beer is beer, and it doesn’t matter what kind of glass you drink it out of. However, they couldn’t be more wrong and the right kind of glass really does affect the taste of this most popular drink. The shape of the beer glass affects the aroma and therefore the overall enjoyment of the beer itself.

There are numerous other examples when you need to use the right glass for the right drink like for whisky and cocktails. It is up to you to be the perfect host at your dinner parties and get-togethers, and knowing which glass to put which drink in, is a great skill that every host should have.