Tequila Glasses

North America's first indigenous distilled spirit deserves the clarity and fine quality of Europe's 500 year crystal production.

Distilled from the agave plant and served neat (without any additional ingredients), tequila is most often served in a narrow shot glass called a caballito ("Little Horse" in Spanish), but can often be found in anything from a snifter to a tumbler.

The preference for a martini-glass shape.

The margarita glass, rimmed with salt, sugar, or plain, is a staple for the entire tequila/fruit mixed drink genre, including the margarita itself.

Whatever the preference for a tequila mixed drink, we have the glass . . . fine crystal, of course.

There is an almost endless variety of drinks that involve tequila, relying only on the imagination of the preparer. As with most of the hard liquors, there is a martini variant that involves tequila as well as a large number of tequila drinks made by adding a fruit juice such as the Tequila Sunrise and Matador. Sodas and other carbonated drinks are a common mixer, as in the Tequila Slammer.