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Old-Fashioned Tumbler

Old-Fashioned Tumblers

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Before it was so-called, the old-fashioned tumbler was the basic bar glass used to served unmixed spirits with ice. It was also called the 'bar glass' and the 'whiskey on the rocks glass.' The old 'whiskey glass' meant in which to serve whiskey neat has the capacity of about three fluid-ounces.

Before inexpensive ice was pleantiful enough for the modern 'stir' and 'shake' methods to become the norms, the old-fashioned tumbler was also used in which to mix drinks, including the crushing up of old-fashioned lump sugar before adding other ingredients.

Beofre the middle of the twentieth century, the capacity of old-fashioned tumblers varied from about five fluid-ounces to seven fluid-ounces. With the rise of inexpensive ice, the desire for more ice in the drink as served, whether mixed, or not, led to the making of double-sized old-fashioned tumblers. At first, double old-fashioned tumblers tended to have the capacity of nine fluid-ounces to about eleven fluid-ounces. The uppoer end of that range is still common, but even larger models are widely available.

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