Snifter - Wikipedia Snifter This article is about the glass. For the steam engine valve, see Snifter valve. For the sweet, see Pascall ( company ). A snifter glass. A pipe snifter. Look up snifter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A snifter ( also called brandy snifter, brandy bowl, cognac glass, or balloon ) is a type of stemware, a short - stemmed glass whose vessel has a wide bottom and a relatively narrow top. It is mostly used to serve aged brown spirits such as bourbon, brandy, and whisky. Design The large surface area of the contained liquid helps evaporate it, the narrow top traps the aroma inside the glass, while the rounded bottom allows the glass to be cupped in the hand, thus warming the liquor. Most snifters will hold 180 -- 240 mL ( 6 -- 8 US fl oz ), but are almost always filled to only a small part of their capacity. Most snifters are designed so that when placed sideways on a level surface, they will hold just the proper amount before spilling. A variant is called a pipe glass or pipe snifter, used for port and brandy. Usage with beers The attributes that have made the snifter a popular glass for brandy have also made it a preferred glass for some styles of beer, mainly those that feature complex aromas and have an ABV measure of 8 % or higher, such as the imperial stout, baltic porter, barley wine, and double India pale ale. References Jump up ^ `` What is Brandy & a Cognac & How Do You Pour Them ''. YouTube. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 16. Jump up ^ `` America 's World Class Beer ''. Samuel Adams. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Small Tulip or Snifter ''. CraftBeer.com. Archived from the original on 2013 - 01 - 21. Retrieved 2010 - 10 - 16. Glassware Tumblers Collins glass Highball glass Old Fashioned glass Shot glass Table - glass Beer glassware Beer stein Pilsner glass Pint glass Pony glass Tankard Wheat beer glass Yard glass Stemware Absinthe glass Chalice Champagne coupe Champagne flute Cocktail glass Glencairn whisky glass Hurricane glass Margarita glass Sherry glass Snifter Wine glass This article about an item of drinkware or tool used in preparation or serving of drink is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snifter&oldid=830191800 '' Categories : Drinking glasses Drinkware Drinkware stubs Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Italiano עברית Plattdüütsch Русский Suomi Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 13 March 2018, at 09 : 40. About Wikipedia

Question: what glass do you drink brandy out of
Answer: snifter