A pony glass may mean one of two types of small

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: * A quarter-

pint glass A pint glass is a form of drinkware made to hold either a United Kingdom, British imperial pint of or an United States, American pint of . Other definitions also exist, see below. These glasses are typically used to beer glass, serve beer, and a ...

of beer: , metricated to 140ml in Australia. * A small, stemmed glass of about one ounce, similar to a stemmed

shot glass A shot glass is a glass originally designed to hold or measure spirits or liquor, which is either imbibed straight from the glass ("a shot") or poured into a cocktail ("a drink"). An alcoholic beverage served in a shot glass and typically consu ...

. Used for

liqueur A liqueur ( , ; ) is an alcoholic drink composed of Liquor, spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-age ...

s or cordials, hence also called a "cordial glass" or "liqueur glass". * A bar measure that is half of a jigger, used to measure a cordial. A pony traditionally held , and is attached to the bottom of a jigger measure, which held . In modern times, however, both the size and ratio of the jigger to pony varies widely.

Name

The name "

pony A pony is a type of small horse, usually measured under a specified height at maturity. Ponies often have thicker coats, manes and tails, compared to larger horses, and proportionally shorter legs, wider barrels, heavier , thicker necks and s ...

" is due to the small size, and dates to the 19th century. Similar terms include pony bottle and pony keg.

History

The pony as a measure reached its apex around the end of the 19th century, which also happened to be a golden age of barware.

References

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