(5) Artistic and Abstract Cocktail Glasses of Various Shapes and Sizes. Mostly conical with some slightly rounded, but all unique in their own special way. Perfect for zany parties. One marked Nambe, another with an indistinct company logo, but most unmarked. 

Size: 5 x 5 x  7 in. 

A cocktail glass is a stemmed glass with an inverted cone bowl, mainly used to serve straight-up cocktails. The term cocktail glass is often used interchangeably with martini glass, despite their differing slightly. Today, the glass is used to serve a variety of cocktails, such as the martini and its variations, Manhattan, Brandy Alexander, cosmopolitan, gimlet, and the grasshopper. Invented in the late 19th Century, its form derives from the fact that all cocktails are traditionally served chilled and contain an aromatic element. Thus, the stem allows the drinker to hold the glass without affecting the temperature of the drink, an important aspect due to the lack of added ice which in other drinks serves to keep it cool, and the wide bowl places the surface of the drink directly under the drinker’s nose, ensuring the aromatic element has the desired effect. Although the terms cocktail glass and martini glass are often used interchangeably, a martini glass is slightly larger, with a more conical rather than rounded shape, features a longer stem, and has a wider rim. The martini glass has somewhat fallen out of favor in modern times due to its tendency to spill drinks, and the coupe is sometimes used instead. Another modern development is the tendency to create much larger, oversized versions of these glasses, as well as incorporating aesthetically pleasing elements or decorations, sometimes signifying the work of an art glass studio. Today the margarita is also frequently served in a cocktail glass, as the popularity of the drink spread beyond just Mexican cuisine into the mainstream, and more and more drinks are being repurposed for the cocktail glass as it has become the most commonly used vessel for harder alcohols aside from whiskey rocks glasses.