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Sour glass

New York Sour cocktail: pale golden drink in a stemmed sour glass, with a distinct deep red wine layer floating on top, clearly separate from the golden drink below, a cherry and a lemon wheel
Shown: New York Sour

A sour glass is a small stemmed glass, a little taller than a coupe, made for sours like the Whiskey Sour and Pisco Sour served up.

In practice

It holds about 5 to 6 oz, with room for the foam on egg-white sours. A coupe or a rocks glass with ice does the same job.

Drinks to fill it with

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Sour glass, in short

What does sour glass mean?

A sour glass is a small stemmed glass, a little taller than a coupe, made for sours like the Whiskey Sour and Pisco Sour served up.