![]() Just pour, shoot and let the effects be dealt with later.Ī high ball glass is made for whisky drinkers who like a little mixer or cocktail to savour their whisky. One of the handiest types of glass for anyone’s alcohol cabinet, the whisky in your shot glass isn’t meant to be savoured. Here’s where your whisky snobbery doesn’t have to hold you back. If you’re ever at a wedding or a bar with your friends, shots are likely to be on the cards. Some glasses are perfect for a slow and long drink, others are made for fast and quick ingestion. The design is made to release the aromatics of the whisky on straight pours and the heavy thick base is perfect for muddling the cocktails. The glass is usually short with a wide mouth and straight sides. Made with muddled sugar and bitters and topped with a citrus twist, this classic cocktail is the perfect accompaniment to your favourite whiskey. This glass is also a well-known vessel for a few of the great whiskey laden cocktails like the aforementioned Old Fashioned. Rocks, or Old Fashioned glasses are short tumblers perfect for drinking your whisky neat or on the rocks. If you are interested in learning more about whisky including: the history, production, the flavours, the regions, plus the poems, songs and culture of whisky then we have a course just for you. Here’s a quick guide on whiskey drinking glasses to help you find the perfect glass for you. Neat, on the rocks, in a cocktail or with a mixer? Getting the type of glass right isn’t just a trendy fad, the glass affects the temperature of the drink and how it feels when it reaches your lips. It’s not just the type of whiskey that matters it’s also how you drink it that dictates what kind of whisky glass you need. Whisky comes in many shapes and sizes from a pure single malt to a smokey American bourbon, there’s something for everyone. In any case, the glassware style can enhance your tasting experience.Oaky. Each will give you a different tasting experience, and in some cases you may want to use more than one style of glass to pin down that elusive aroma in a bourbon. You should take time and experiment with the different types of glassware. You can get your whole face in the bowl to experience the aromas close-hand, but it is very hard to drink from and you will look silly doing so. ![]() The Tupperware Bowl: A very large surface area allows for the dominant aromas to be released. The more I use this glass, the better I like it. It is a decent nosing glass, but at the same time large enough to use as a rocks glass or as a cocktail glass. ![]() Glencairn Canadian Whiskey Glass: This is a larger version of the standard Glencairn glass. The Glencairn does a great job of concentrating the aromas under the nose, and is also easy to drink from. You get a nice concentration of aromas, but drinking from it without spilling it on your face is way too difficult. The “ Neat” glass looks like a glass spittoon and has too big of a lip. The Reidel glasses are expensive and their stems break too easily. There are other nosing glasses out there, but they all have drawbacks in my opinion that make them inferior to the Glencairn glass. It has a good ratio of chimney effect to bowl size. Glencairn Whiskey Glass: This is a very practical tasting glass. The small snifters are good at concentrating the aromas and easier to drink from than the large snifters. I find it harder to pick out the individual aromas in the large snifters and I also find it harder to drink from because of the shape of the bowl. It is too easy to knock over and spill the whiskey.īrandy Snifter: I like the smaller ones but I feel the large ones have too much surface area for the liquid. The only problem for me is the long stem. ![]() There is a good ratio of chimney effect under the nose to surface area of the liquid. White Wine Glass: This glass does a better job of concentrating the aromas than many other glasses. It is not a very good glass for picking out individual aromas, but does a very good job at allowing the dominate aromas come forward. Rocks Glass: This glass is very common and many bars will use this for serving their pours. It is hard to get individual aromas from this style of glass. Water Glass: The straight sided version is better than a glass that gets larger towards the mouth of the glass. ![]()
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