{{Short description|Small drinking glass or measure}} A '''pony glass''' may mean one of two types of small glassware: * A quarter-pint glass of beer: {{convert|5|impoz|ml|0|abbr=on}}, metricated to 140{{nbsp}}ml in Australia. * A small, stemmed glass of about one ounce,<ref>''[http://www.cocktaildb.com/barwr_detail?id=18 CocktailDB]''</ref> similar to a stemmed shot glass. Used for liqueurs or cordials,<ref>''Mr. Boston Bartender's Guide'', Mr. Boston Distiller Corporation, Boston, 1978, back endpapers</ref> 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 {{convert|1|impoz|ml|0|abbr=on}}, and is attached to the bottom of a jigger measure, which held {{convert|2|impoz|ml|0|abbr=on}}.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} In modern times, however, both the size and ratio of the jigger to pony varies widely.
==Name== The name "pony" is due to the small size, and dates to the 19th century.<ref>''Notes and Queries'', August 8th, 1896, [https://books.google.com/books?id=BIEjZLt7zxYC&pg=PA126&dq=%E2%80%9Cpony+of+beer%E2%80%9C p. 126]: “It seems probable the origin is due to the diminutiveness of the glass;”<br> “The expression ‘a pony of beer’ is often used in South Wales for a small glass containing about the fourth of a pint.”</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://imbibemagazine.com/pony-glass-mixopedia/|title=Mixopedia: Pony Glass|last=Curtis|first=Wayne|date=2018-09-26|website=Imbibe Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-24}}</ref>
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