
Here is a basic assortment of glasses to keep at home for casual entertaining.
For mixed drinks and cocktails:
4 to 6 cocktail (martini) glasses
4 to 6 highball glasses
4 to 6 collins glasses
4 to 8 single or double old-fashioned glasses
4 to 6 brandy snifters
For wine:
4 to 6 red wine plus 4 to 6 white wineglasses
or 8 to 12 all-purpose wineglasses
4 to 6 Champagne flutes or tulips
For beer:
4 to 6 beer mugs or pilsners
Adapted from
Williams-Sonoma Guides,
The Bar Guide,
by Ray Foley
(Time-Life Books, 1999).