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Drinkware
There has been a lot of talk about drinkware these past few weeks ever since Sir Shean announced that we couldn't just fling our vessels into the woods, or better yet, onto the tournament field once we were finished with them. We will need to bring drinking apparatuses sturdy enough to survive an entire weekend worth of legendary imbibing. Those garish, red, flimsy cups of questionable materials will (hopefully) be no more, and a flood of fancy drinking receptacles will take their place.
Now, my dears, won't you just be utterly mortified if you know nothing about these new containers? Wouldn't it be absolutely shameful if you couldn't recall not only the the correct name for a glass, but which glass should be used for which drink? Well, my sweet plebs, thankfully I am here to help guide you on this new journey towards more fashionable inebriation.
As an added bonus, much like other commodities that I sell, the examples pictures below can be purchased by touching them.
A tankard is a form of drinkware consisting of a large, roughly cylindrical, drinking cup with a single handle. A tankard may have a hinged lid, and tankards featuring glass bottoms are also fairly common. Types of tankards include beer steins and pint glasses. What should be drunk from a tankard? Well, just about anything. It's a fairly universal vessel, and if it's made of a solid material no one will know what you are drinking anyways. So when in doubt, go with this old standby.
A goblet is a drinking glass with a foot and stem. What should you drink out of it? Usually something light, like wine or cider. Types of goblets include wine glasses, champagne flutes, snifters, and cocktail glasses. If I'm drinking from it, it's probably a goblet.
A chalice is a goblet that holds drinks intended for quaffing during a religious ceremony. It's literally just a goblet with religious symbols. What should you drink from it? Probably the preferred drink of your god, perhaps blessed by a religious leader, and likely only during something very ceremonial in nature. People tend to be quite sensitive about their religions, so I would suggest shying away from such drinkware unless it's denominationally relevant.
Flasks are small containers, usually worn on the hip or concealed in a pocket. They are typically shaped to form to the curve of the hip for comfort and convenience. Often decorated in a way personal to the owner, they are a great way to add some flair to your outfit. I chose the one above because this particular cephalopod is very dapper in his top hat. Flasks are amazing because you can sneak them just about anywhere if you aren't a complete idiot. They generally have an attached top, so you're less likely to misplace it. They also have the added bonus of being both a transport and drinking vessel! What should you drink from it? I feel like if I answer this wrong Trent will never speak to me again, so by all means, drink red drink from it if you so desire. But really it's mostly for hard alcohol like whiskey, rum, or vodka.
A drinking horn is literally a drinking vessel made from animal antlers. Since they don't have a base, you can acquire a holder for them in case you would like to set them down when they aren't empty, which is a totally baffling concept to me, but you do you. You can also slip them into frogs to wear on your belt for easy access fill ups! What should you drink from them? Traditionally mead, but also beer and wine.
A tumbler is a flat-bottomed beverage container. It's a very common drinking apparatus. Types of tumblers include collins glasses, highball glasses and shot glasses. What should you drink out of them? Well, usually whatever the glass is named after. This particular glass is a highball glass, and should be used to serve highball cocktails. If you don't know the difference between a highball and a lowball we probably aren't friends, and I'm definitely not charging you enough.
So there you are, friends. Various drinkware, what they look like and what they are for. If you have questions pertaining to such things, or simply wish to share a drink with me, I will be on the field Saturday luxuriating in my tent. Feel free to stop by and say hello, have some cheese and wine, and fill me in on the latest gossip. And if you don't have anything nice to say, I will be personally offended if you don't share all those not nice things with me.