I will be the dissenting voice here! I find flutes to be attractive, but I have a practical reason for my preference as well: as someone who wears glasses, if you serve me a carbonated drink in a wide glass, there are good odds that some bubbles will pop up onto my glasses and drive me nuts. This is especially the case with coupe glasses, which have a VERY wide mouth and are usually filled to the very rim (as you note, in a positive tone).
I don't know why people with glasses aren't constantly complaining about this. I put my hand over the top of my vessels while I drink by instinct now, to block the bubbles from forcing me to clean my glasses AGAIN.
Oho! A strong rebuttal for the flute! I think you and I would get along well, Kim (when we aren't warring over glassware, that is). This is the kind of petty grievance that would keep me up at night.
I will be the dissenting voice here! I find flutes to be attractive, but I have a practical reason for my preference as well: as someone who wears glasses, if you serve me a carbonated drink in a wide glass, there are good odds that some bubbles will pop up onto my glasses and drive me nuts. This is especially the case with coupe glasses, which have a VERY wide mouth and are usually filled to the very rim (as you note, in a positive tone).
I don't know why people with glasses aren't constantly complaining about this. I put my hand over the top of my vessels while I drink by instinct now, to block the bubbles from forcing me to clean my glasses AGAIN.
Oho! A strong rebuttal for the flute! I think you and I would get along well, Kim (when we aren't warring over glassware, that is). This is the kind of petty grievance that would keep me up at night.
Love this one Spence. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Catherine
Yes yes yes! You can also serve dessert in coupes. Useful, elegant, and versatile!
(Although I confess I think martinis
are best in martini glasses.)
Amen. Coupes rule.