Cocktail glass Cocktail glass A cocktail glass is a stemmed glass with an inverted cone bowl, mainly used to serve straight-up cocktails. The term cocktail glass is often used interchangeably with martini glass, despite them differing slightly. Today, the glass is used to serve a variety of cocktails, such as the Martini and its variations (French Martini, Vodka Martini, Espresso Martini, Appletini), Manhattan, Brandy Alexander, Pisco Sour, Negroni, Cosmopolitan, Gimlet, and the Grasshopper. Invented in the late 19th century, its form derives from the fact that all cocktails are traditionally served chilled and contain an aromatic element. Thus, the stem allows the
Spirit of America (The Beach Boys album) Spirit of America (The Beach Boys album) Spirit of America is the 1975 follow-up to the Capitol Records compilation of music by The Beach Boys, "Endless Summer", released the previous year. Although it features only a handful of genuine hits, "Spirit of America" proved to be another success for The Beach Boys' former label, reaching No. 8 in the USduring a chart stay of 43 weeks and going gold. After the success of its predecessor Capitol rounded up the few remaining early hits that were not released on "Endless Summer", as well as some album tracks, in addition to two