The 7 Best Tequila Glasses of 2023

Best Overall

Historically Modern Designs Oaxaca Tequila Glass

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While shots and margaritas are all well and good, if you’re drinking tequila or mezcal seriously, you’re going to want a proper way to sip. These glasses riff off the design for a copita, the traditional Mexican glass for drinking spirits, with a slightly more modern look. You’ll find this style of glasses throughout Mexico—they’re based on prayer candles used in the Catholic church—as a way to highlight the complex flavors of mezcal.

These glasses are the best of both worlds. They are designed specifically to highlight the complex flavors of mezcal but can double as shot glasses in a pinch. It has a shallow bowl, and a sloping lip to express the aromas of the spirit and deconcentrate the alcohol vapor—it’s an excellent glass for tasting nuances.

Each hand-blown design has brilliant clarity with its own individual subtleties. You can also opt for glass finished with volcanic ash for a more traditional ceramic appeal. Each glass measures just under three inches high and can hold 2.7 ounces of agave spirit.

Price at the time of publish: $45
Number of Glasses: 2 | Capacity: 4.5 ounces | Material: Glass

Best for Shots

Deco Himalayan Salt Shot Glasses, Set of Four

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If shots are your preferred method of sipping your tequila, these glasses give your spirit a bright, salty finish—who needs the salt chaser? They’re made of handcrafted Himalayan salt to give you a good saline kick as you throw back a shot. 

Each glass is hand carved from all-natural pink salt in Pakistan and is FDA-approved. A point: because the salt is harvested naturally, colors will range from crispy white to sunset shades of pink.

Note that while these are fun (and cute) options for sinking shots, they are not dishwasher-safe: if liquids are left in the glass, the salt will erode and start to disintegrate the glass. That said, the glasses are lined with a PET plastic insert to prevent that issue—just give your tequila a rinse after you sip it!

Price at the time of publish: $25
Number of Glasses: 4 | Capacity: 1.2 ounces | Material: Himalayan salt

Best for Tasting

Riedel Ouverture Tequila Glass

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“The perfect gift for every tequila lover and spirits connoisseur this holiday season is a set of the Riedel Ouverture Tequila Glasses,” says Roberto Rosa of Gran Centenario Tequila. “Most people have never tasted tequila in a proper tasting glass—usually enjoyed neat, on the rocks or in a cocktail—but these flutes take the experience of tequila to another level. Designed specifically with tequila in mind, these glasses really open up the liquid, allowing the alcohol to evaporate ever so slightly so that all the aromas can shine through for the ultimate sip and experience.”

Jose Valdez, the Maestro Tequilero of Tequila Partida, agrees. "Good tequila should be sipped, so I highly recommend investing in your glassware. While I'm tasting, either while working or simply enjoying with friends, I love these. The flute glass helps to appreciate the organoleptic properties of the tequila, including the color tone, brilliance, body and cleanliness. The narrow diameter of the glass encourages the concentration of aromas, enhancing the different layers.”

Roger Villalba, the head mixologist at Montage Los Cabos, finds that these glasses give the spirit its “whole body” and finds it “helps tequila express its natural aromas.”

Price at the time of publish: $38
Number of Glasses: 2 | Capacity: 6 ¾ ounce | Material: Glass

Best Set

The Wine Savant Tequila Glasses Set with Agave Decanter

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Every spirits lover needs a good decanter, and this one is specially crafted for agave lovers. Inside each decanter is a beautifully blooming green agave plant, inspired by the aged agaves that make mezcal, sotols, and tequilas. The elegant plant is made from blown green glass.

The decanters hold 850mL: perfect for an entire bottle of your favorite 25-ounce tequila bottle. It’s topped off with a 100% all-natural cork. 

The decanter is an excellent way to display and serve your favorite agave spirits. Alternatively, a decanter is an excellent way to infuse tequila. Drop citrus, pepper, or herbs into the bottom of the decanter to add an extra layer to your spirit.

Price at the time of publish: $60
Number of Glasses: 6 plus decanter | Capacity: 3 ounces | Material: Glass

Best for Mezcal

Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal Copitas

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A shot glass may be your preferred glass for sipping back tequila, but agave spirits are more traditionally served in copitas: small bowls made out of clay. They’re beautiful, traditional, and excellent at concentrating the aromas of a spirit. Plus, with a low profile, they’re incredibly easy to store. The glasses are specifically made in Oaxaca for the enjoyment of mezcal. 

Pick up several and use them to compare and contrast different styles of mezcal and tequila. Or, host your friends and have a blind tasting—compare tequilas from different regions, or look at the difference between a young and old tequila. Each set includes six glasses and a case to store them.

Price at the time of publish: $43
Number of Glasses: 6 | Capacity: 1 ounce | Material: Clay

Best for All Spirits

Glencairn Whisky Glass, Set of 6

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“If there’s one within reach; I prefer to drink tequila out of a Glencairn Glass,” says Beau du Bois, Bar & Spirits Creative Director at Puesto. “Originally and primarily made for whisky tasting, the wide bowl base of the Glencairn glass allows you to take in the color and texture of the spirit while the tapered neck focuses the aromas.”

Marcelino Figueiras, the beverage director of Hecho Restaurant Group, agrees. “I like being able to hold the bottom of the glass without having my hand warm up the belly of the glass and by extension the spirit. The wide belly of the glass allows the aromatics being released from the spirit to gather, while the narrowing towards the top of the Glencairn concentrates the aroma. The shape allows you to smell the distillate from a bit farther away, but in a higher concentration than your average rocks glass.”

Price at the time of publish: $38
Number of Glasses: 6 | Capacity: 6 ounces | Material: Glass