Glasses, it's about size and shape

da'rum · Post by **da'rum** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 3:29 pm

Not long ago I bought some Glencairn glasses having previously been happily drinking from a ikea generic tulip glass. The Glencairn glasses are supposedly the perfect glass for whisky. They definitely concentrate the aromas but I think something is lost in the tasting. I wrote about not being able to really appreciate the Benriach 17 and that was a third of a bottle drunk with a Glencairn glass. Tonight I went back to my faithful tulip glass that has a wider opening and a broader cup than the Glencairn, the difference in taste and noticeable layers of aroma and flavour was surprisingly apparent. I will definitely have to edit my Benriach post now as the glass has made the world of difference.

What do you use for a glass?

Post by **Capn Jimbo** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 6:19 pm

Plus one...

...I'm not a big fan of the Glencairn, regardless of history or traditon. Believe me, at one time we went NUTS testing all manner of glasses, and a major article was written about glasses, who uses what, other tests by qualified tasters, etc., here's the link (which covers probably 30 or 40 different glass shapes)...
http://www.rumproject.com/menuitem3.html

. . . . . . .

After much, much consideration the glass we finally chose was an IKEA (no longer available). It's the far left glass in the pic - nice stem, small apple, good nose entry, does very well with anything from 1/2 to 1 ounce of spirit, more in the article.

It allows high, med and low nosing. It captures all aromas nicely, but still allows access. Any yes as da'rum has pointed out, there are major differences between glasses. Of course our choice is the best for tasting, lol...

da'rum · Post by **da'rum** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 12:57 am

I felt positive there would be a thread on glasses and even did a search. My search was fruitless therefore this here. Thanks for the reply I'll go read that older thread now.

Dai · Post by **Dai** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 10:31 am

Only ever used two types of glasses one a whisky glass similiar to a sherry glass the other a Glen Cairn can't say I've ever noticed a difference between the two. might try a small wine glass just for fun but I'm happy with my Glen Cairn to be honest.

da'rum · Post by **da'rum** » Fri Jun 19, 2015 11:12 am

The difference between the Glencairn glass and my Burgandy glass is like night and day. I was really missing out with the Glencairn.

da'rum · Post by **da'rum** » Sat Jun 20, 2015 5:06 pm

I tried the Blantons in the brandy glass last night and had a completely contrasting experience to the one I had with the Benriach using the same glass, it didn't really work. The Blantons is much better in the Glencairn glass, so far. Of course I will conduct more in depth scientific research but as it stands now, Glencairn for the bourbon and the Brandy glass for the Single malt.