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What to do when you invite someone round, how to set the table, how to arrange the
seating.
A few simple rules for you to remember.
THE GLASSES
In order to taste and fully appreciate a good wine, apart from the aroma and the flavour, the colour is also important. Glasses must be
clear crystal or blown glass and, in any case,
transparent. Furthermore, to be elegant, they must be stemmed glasses.
For white wine, the stem must be sufficiently long that it is possible to hold it without touching the bowl of the glass thus altering the wine temperature.
For a complete set of table glasses, at least four different sizes are necessary for each table
companion:
| 1
large glass for water |
1
small glass for white wine |
| 1
medium sized glass for red wine |
1
champagne glass |
Today, rather than the traditional champagne glasses which are so well-loved by experts because they allow the bubbles to evaporate, but that are rather cumbersome, the
flute glass is preferred.
A bar glass set should include:
| small liqueur glasses |
beer glasses |
| cognac glasses |
beverage glasses |
| whisky glasses |
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refined, however, will certainly also have vodka glasses and cocktail
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IN
THE COCKTAIL CABINET
In
the cocktail cabinet, apart from glasses and bottles of
liqueur, an ice bucket and tongs should also be
kept. The ice holder can be sliver, but may also
be other materials and, if thermal, should keep the ice cubes
frozen for up to a few hours.
A shaker and a mixer for the preparation of
cocktails and long drinks, and a long spoon for mixing
them, are also essential. These should all be readily
available, as should a carafe for champagne cocktails,
a tray, a lemon peeler, a corkscrew, a bottle
opener, and a few bowls for olives and peanuts.
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