by Sarah Kirschbaum » May 22nd, 2020, 1:24 pm
Brian G r a f s t r o m wrote: ↑May 22nd, 2020, 10:20 am
Sarah Kirschbaum wrote: ↑May 21st, 2020, 5:48 am
Brian G r a f s t r o m wrote: ↑May 20th, 2020, 10:04 pm
Glencairn is my 2nd choice. It is totally good.
1st choice is Riedel, and it's not close.
Which Riedel? Not that I disagree. We have the sommelier single malt glasses, which are nice, but actually have a slight preference for the inexpensive "Gourmet" glass that I think was made for water.
https://www.riedel.com/en-us/shop/vinum/water-641600021
The Glencairn are very serviceable, they type of glass used at most distilleries I've visited.
The Sommelier line, Sarah. Absolutely love them. I feel the flared rim helps many whiskys from coming across too fumey on the Nose. I also like how they feel in the hand.
That said, I own Glencairn glasses, too, and use them probably half the time.
The Somms are very nice and do feel good in the hand. I agree they can help with the alcohol bite on the nose. I probably would reach for them more often if Jonathan didn't prefer the other. We have a ton of the Glencairn type as well, many gifts from distilleries, but only bring them out for more formal tastings. I would never put great whisky in a rocks glass, even though we have a few beautiful examples, mostly gifts.
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Glencairn is my 2nd choice. It is totally good.
1st choice is Riedel, and it's not close.
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Which Riedel? Not that I disagree. We have the sommelier single malt glasses, which are nice, but actually have a slight preference for the inexpensive "Gourmet" glass that I think was made for water.
https://www.riedel.com/en-us/shop/vinum/water-641600021
The Glencairn are very serviceable, they type of glass used at most distilleries I've visited.
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The Sommelier line, Sarah. Absolutely love them. I feel the flared rim helps many whiskys from coming across too fumey on the Nose. I also like how they feel in the hand.
That said, I own Glencairn glasses, too, and use them probably half the time.
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The Somms are very nice and do feel good in the hand. I agree they can help with the alcohol bite on the nose. I probably would reach for them more often if Jonathan didn't prefer the other. We have a ton of the Glencairn type as well, many gifts from distilleries, but only bring them out for more formal tastings. I would never put great whisky in a rocks glass, even though we have a few beautiful examples, mostly gifts.