Using the right glass to expand your business and brand

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As America’s Glassmaker™ since 1818, Libbey® Foodservice knows the vital

role glassware plays in your business. More than vessels for beverage service,

the right glass enhances presentation to elevate value and helps you control

portions to maximize profitability.

Factor in Libbey’s exclusive manufacturing technology to

deliver longer service life and it’s easy to see how the right

glass can improve profit per serving. In fact, our glassware

can pay for itself after only one use.

This guide shares our expert insights on pairing glasses with specific beverages,

and in providing a multi-sensory experience. The right glass stimulates the senses

– taste, aromas, visual appeal, even the way the glass feels in the hand.

In other words, we’re here to help you be a master in beverage presentation.

In other words, we’re here to help you be a master in beverage presenta-

Basics

MasteryWine Master 4

Beer Master 6

Spirit Master 8

Care and Handling 10

Glassware Requirements 10

Glass Master Definitions 11 Light-Bodied Full & Light & Full-Bodied Reds Medium-Bodied Medium-Bodied Whites Reds Whites

Common pairings Common pairings Common pairings Common pairings Beaujolais Bordeaux Riesling Chardonnay Pinot Noir Cabernet Sauvignon Pinot Grigio Sauvignon Blanc Sangiovese Merlot Pinot Gris Gewurtztraminer Cabernet Franc Shiraz Petit Chablis White Zinfandel

Why this glass Why this glass Why this glass Why this glass These wines have These have the Perfect for lighter For heavier wines fewer tannins and highest tannins white wines with with a fuller body, more subtle flavor. resulting in less alcohol, its the wide bowl The large bowl complex flavors. smaller bowl enhances complex and wide mouth The tall bowl concentrates aromas while allow the wine directs the wine subtle aromas and directing the wine to breathe, to the back of the directs the wine to the back of the enhancing palate for a richer to the tip of the tongue, heightening delicate flavors. tasting tongue for better flavor intensity. experience. appreciation of sweeter flavors.

4 Provide a masterful wine experience The right glass can profoundly influence how wine is perceived by the senses, enhancing the aromas and flavors of wine varietals. Libbey® offers a large selection of wine glassware designed to enhance both by-the-bottle and by-the-glass presentations.

A wine master: • Knows the wine list to assist • Uses a carafe to enhance guests in making a selection wine-by-the-glass presentations

• Pours a small taste for the person • Has a clean cloth napkin ready who ordered the wine to handle any drips

• Determines if a wine should • Embraces business-enhancing be decanted ideas like branded pour lines etched on the glass to provide visual portion cues

Champagne/ Dessert Multi-Purpose Carafes & Sparkling Decanters

Common pairings Common pairings This is designed Smaller carafes are Champagne Ice wine with characteristics perfect for wine-by- of both red and the-glass to elevate Sauternes Prosecco white wine glasses. the presentation Lambrusco Moscato It can enhance and allow for a Mimosa White Riesling both reds and measured pour. whites while Decanting plays Why this glass Why this glass simplifying an essential role A tall, narrow A smaller glass in optimizing the glass maintains enables proper management. clarity, bouquet flavor concentration portioning of these and texture of the and displays higher alcohol wine by increasing effervescence, wines. A rounded aeration. enhancing the bowl directs the presentation. wine to the back of the mouth, perfecting the sweetness.

A select offering of Libbey glassware features a beadless edge that is cracked off then polished to produce a fine, durable edge. Pilsners Giant Pub Glasses Tulip Stems

Common pairings Common pairings Common pairings Common pairings Pilsner Weizen/Weissbier Brown Ale Pale Ale American lager Hefeweizen Red Ale IPA Bock Dortmunder Stout Saison

Why this glass Why this glass Why this glass Why this glass Pilsner glasses Designed for draft Featuring a wide The rounded showcase a ’s beer service, the tall mouth to support shape enhances color, clarity and stature and rounded the frothy head, the hoppy flavor carbonation. The top holds a generous Pub Glasses offer of an IPA, while conical shape helps head of foam a traditional yet the narrow rim maintain the beer’s and provides an brilliant beer directs aromas head, while the exceptionally presentation. to the nose. narrow design pleasing allows the aromas presentation. to reach your nose.

6 Be a master in your craft The right glass really does improve a beer’s taste, aroma and aesthetic – enhancing perceived value and customer satisfaction, which drives increased profit per serving. Libbey® features the industry’s largest assortment to match your beer selection with more than 140 different glasses.

A beer master: • Cleans and maintains draught • Executes proper pouring by tilting lines to keep beer tasting fresh the glass at a 45° angle, gradually • Uses a clean glass, with no residue bringing it upright to create a from detergents, to maintain perfect 1" to 1½" head of foam effervescence and a proper • Serves bottled craft beers in head (residue causes bubbles to a similar manner to wine by cluster on the sides of the glass presenting the bottle, opening instead of rising to the top) and pouring at the table • Knows proper serving temperatures, and never uses a frozen glass

Stemware Belgian Steins and Mugs

Common pairings Common pairings Common pairings Pilsner Abbey Dubbel & Oktoberfest Dortmunder Tripel Munich Dunkel American Lager American Lager Russian Imperial Stout

Why this glass Why this glass Why this glass Stemware elevates The rounded bowl Large and durable, your presentation allows for subtle mugs have been the to match the value warming of the preferred choice for of your higher-end beer via heat enjoying German beer offerings. transfer from the lagers for generations hand, while the of beer lovers. tapered rim captures aromas to enhance the tasting experience.

A select offering of Libbey glassware features Fizzazz®, an exclusive laser etching process to keep mesmerizing streams of bubbles in constant motion. Spirits Served Spirits Served Snifter Martini Neat On the Rocks

Common pairings Common pairings Common pairings Common pairings Single spirits Single spirits Martinis without ice with ice Cognac “Up” cocktails

Why this glass Why this glass Why this glass Why this glass A rounded design The heavy weight A wide bowl A very wide with heavy base is and wide top are creates surface bowl allows perfect for swirling perfect for serving area to help for maximum “neat” – the finest spirits evaporate the aromatics (especially unmixed spirits on the rocks, the liquor and enhance the juniper and served at room large capacity flavor. The narrow botanicals in a gin temperature – allowing ample top concentrates martini). The glass to open up the room for ice. aromas, and the can be held by the flavors. rounded bottom is stem to prevent ideal for cupping warming, and the with your hand to cone shape keeps warm the brandy. ingredients from separating.

8 Mastering a spirited opportunity Signature drinks are better in signature glassware. Using the right glass creates the most memorable experience possible in taste, appearance and perceived value. From standard rocks to luxury cocktail stemware, Libbey® offers the most comprehensive selection of unique designs to inspire your creativity and build your bottom line.

A spirit master: • Creates an excellent guest • Knows small overpours multiply experience, using proper technique quickly, draining profit and creating and showmanship to provide inconsistency great service • Uses fresh ingredients when • Stays current on the latest craft possible, so cocktails taste spirit innovations their best

Margarita Liqueur Highball or Specialty Collins Glassware

Common pairings Common pairings Common pairings Common pairings Sweet distilled Gin and tonic Use your spirits Rum and Coke imagination!

Why this glass Why this glass Why this glass Why this glass The stem helps The small capacity Cocktails made Specialty prevent warming (1 to 3 oz.) and with a base spirit, glassware is the drink, and the conical shape is non-alcoholic designed to very wide top made for serving carbonated mixer create a powerful enables an optimal small amounts and ice require a presentation of the salt-to-drink ratio of sweet spirits tall glass for proper finest signature as these Mexican flavored with fruit, proportioning of cocktails. Let your cocktails are herbs, flowers, ingredients. creativity flow! typically rimmed nuts or spices. with salt.

A select offering of Libbey glassware features this special thermal after-process that strengthens the upper portion of the glass, the area most vulnerable to chipping. Care and Handling

Improper handling is the number one cause of glassware breakage. Do Don’t • Check for clarity and cleanliness • Use foggy or dirty glassware before presenting • Put cold water or ice into a warm • Check dishwasher temperature or hot glass twice daily • Pick up glasses in bouquets, • Pour ice out of glassware and only individually let it reach room temperature before washing • Put flatware into glasses

• Handle glassware gently • Stack glassware not designed and quietly to stack

• Remove abraded, cracked or • Use the glass itself as an ice scoop chipped glassware from service

• Be sure to keep enough glassware on hand

• Use correct racks for stemware and tumblers

• Use a scoop to place ice in glassware

Glassware Requirements for Service

To determine the quantity of each item, multiply the number of seats times the ordering factor shown for each item. Example: Juice glasses, 150 seats x 1½ = 225 glasses.

Items and order quantities are for reference and should be adjusted to accommodate your establishment.

Item Formal Semi-Formal Bar Service Juice 1½ 1½ 1½ Hi-Ball 1½ 1½ 1½ Beverage 3 3 3 Rocks 3 3 3 Double Old Fashioned 3 3 3 Water/Goblet 3 3 2 Wine, large 1½ 1½ 1 Wine, small 1 1½ 1½ Beer, small 3 3 3 Beer, large 1½ 2 3 Martini 1½ 1½ 1½ Cocktail Coupe 1 1 1 Margarita ½ 1 1½ Flute 1 1 ½ Sherry/Cordial 1 1 1 Shooter ½ ½ 1½ Shot ½ ½ 1½ Brandy/Cognac 1 1 1 Dessert/Fountainware 1½ 1½ ½ Coffee or Tea 1 1 1 Carafe ½ ½ ½ Pitcher ½ ½ ½ 10 Glass Master Definitions Aeration Foot The process of encouraging a The bottom portion of a stemmed wine to absorb oxygen, also called glass, providing proper balance breathing, to enhance the aromas. and stability.

Bouquet Mechanical impact A wine’s aroma, unique to its Glassware breakage caused by varietal. a sudden and forceful impact, typically from improper handling. Bowl The top portion of stemware, Pour Line never filled beyond half when A visual cue etched on the glass to serving wine to allow for swirling enable accuracy in pouring. and release of bouquet.

Carafe Rim Serving container often used for The top of a glass, affecting how wine, but suitable for any beverage. the beverage is received by the tongue. Conditioning The process of glassware weakening Sham with repeated use, including marring The thick base of a glass to add or abrading, made worse with weight and stability. improper care and handling. Stem Contours A thin rod of glass spanning Curvatures in a glass design the bowl and the foot enabling to enhance flavors, enable a beverage to be held without effervescence (beer) and/or being warmed by the hand. direct aromas to the nose. Thermal shock Decanter A type of breakage caused by An often stylish serving container a sudden change in glassware designed to allow older wines to aerate, temperature from hot to cold or improving the aroma. Decanting also cold to hot, which can be avoided reduces the amount of sediment that with proper handling. could pour into the glass.

Effervescence The release of gas in the form of bubbles, particularly in beers and sparkling wines. Rim Rim

Bowl

Rim

Contour Stem

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