Old Fashioned glass

A tumbler (of English to tumble -. Rush, stagger ) is a short drinking glass with a thick, very stable floor, which was originally formed around, so that the glass fell over when upright putting down what him in English his name as literally " ( staggering ) Stürzender " was.

These glasses exist in various sizes. From small, referred to as Old-fashioned Glass Tumbler whiskey is drunk for example. Single-malt whiskey is alternatively also drunk from so-called Nosing glasses.

A large tumbler is also a highball glass or double old- fashioned glass ( " DOF " ) and are used primarily for serving long drinks. Tumbler are versatile and are suitable due to their large diameter well with the serving of drinks "on the rocks ", ie with ice.

Tumbler are often produced in large numbers with the logos known brands of spirits and supplied for promotional purposes as free goods to operators of nightclubs, bars or other eating establishments. Tumbler thus also serve as a relatively low-cost advertising at point of sale.

• Drinking vessel
• Glass vessel