Coupe
GlasswarePronounced koop
A coupe is a stemmed glass with a wide, rounded bowl that holds 5 to 7 oz (150 to 210 ml).
Also called: coupe glass · champagne coupe · champagne saucer
- Also called
- Champagne coupe, Champagne saucer
- Capacity
- 5 to 7 oz (150 to 210 ml)
- Used for
- Shaken or stirred drinks served up, such as the Daiquiri, the Manhattan and the Sidecar, and Champagne
What coupe means
Coupe is French for cup, and it is pronounced koop. The glass started out as a Champagne glass, which is why you will also see it called a champagne coupe or a champagne saucer. Bartenders use it for Champagne and for cocktails.
You will mostly find a coupe used for drinks served up, which means no ice in the glass. Examples are the Daiquiri, the Manhattan and the Sidecar, and Champagne also goes in one. The point is a cold drink, and the stem keeps your hand from warming it.
A popular story says the coupe was modeled on Marie Antoinette's breast. That story is wrong. The shape is recorded in England around 1663, almost a century before she was born. Do not mix it up with a martini glass, which is a different shape.
How to serve a drink in a coupe
Drinks in a coupe are served up, so the glass has to be cold before the drink goes in.
- 1.Chill the coupe well before you pour, using ice water or the freezer.
- 2.Hold the coupe by its stem, so your hand does not warm the drink.
- 3.Pour the shaken or stirred drink in, with no ice added to the glass.
Coupe compared
- Champagne fluteA flute keeps Champagne bubbles longer. The coupe's wide, shallow bowl lets them fade faster.
- Martini glassA martini glass has a cone-shaped bowl with straight, sloping sides. A coupe's bowl is rounded.
- Nick and Nora glassA Nick and Nora is smaller and taller, with a narrow, bell-shaped bowl.
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Ingredients
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