Looks good Ryan, as a die-hard Manhattan drinker I'm not used to seeing one served 'up' in that type of glass ?
I have some overly large Coupe stemware that probably holds 8oz. I'm not a big fan of those unless I'm doing up some Double Paper Planes!
I love my Gibraltar glassware. That Libbey 4.5oz glass is my go to for neat pours of liquor, Espresso... and as the appropriate shape of a Nick&Nora style glass...
...Just think of it as a Stemless Nick&Nora.
On the other side of things, the classic Cocktail or Martini Glass...
...is an abject abomination. Sure they look cool, but they do an abysmal job of holding a drink! One hiccough and half your perfectly crafted Martini or Manhattan is on your shirt or the floor!
The Coupe on the other hand is very nice at properly containing a luxurious libation... just DO NOT use it for Champagne, please...
...And while legend maintains it was made in the shape of Marie Antoinette's bosom... they were not. The Coupe can be dated back to mid 17th century, almost a full hundred years prior to Marie Antoinette.
But more than anything... Up means chilled with ice by stirring or shaking, then straining into a glass, most commonly one of the fore mentioned styles of cocktail glass, but technically (as was taught to me) the act of straining it off the ice into any glass without ice is "up".
There are a lot of different distinctions, however, and different people everywhere may have something specific that they do at any of the common bar terms (up, neat, straight..). For funsies:
What do you get when you order a drink "neat"? What about "up" or "straight up" or "straight"? Discover the answer to these often confusing bar terms.
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