How to choose the right whisky glass?

How to choose the right whisky glass?

As the old saying goes, "If you want to do well, you must first benefit the tool." The same is true of our taste of whiskey. Because there are many kinds of whiskey, there are exclusive wine glasses for different wines, different drinking occasions and even different drinking methods. Each wine glass has its own functions and characteristics. Choosing the right wine glass is the first step in our elegant taste of whiskey, in order to truly understand the flavor of whiskey and the history behind it. It is very necessary for us to enter the pit from the whiskey glass.

Which cups are worth checking out:

Glencairn Cup
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★★★

It is the "old school" of whisky circles and the "best whisky glass" respected by whisky enthusiasts around the world. It's also a starter cup for many friends. The bottom of the cup is short and solid, and the body is thick and durable, easy to carry and clean. Similar to the shape of a tulip, the large belly lets the aroma spread, and the design of the straight mouth small glass can narrow the aroma and not let the aroma crazy overflow, so that the wine smells more sweet and three-dimensional. In a word, a classic of classics.

Tulip cup
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★★★

The favorite of elegant boys, the graceful shape light is very beautiful when placed there, but the cup cannot match its appearance. Because the lip of the tulip cup is slightly opened and most of the design is covered, the aroma will be completely closed in the cup, and the design is not particularly friendly for the small partners who prefer to smell the aroma, and the design does not gather the aroma will make the taste become sweet and bitter. The friends who like it may feel "sweet after bitter", and the friends who don't like it probably think that the ornamental value of this cup is greater than the practical value.

Rocking Whiskey Glass
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★★

This cup is the one we usually see most often in the bar, as for why, I have asked the bar owner before to learn that because the Lock cup is a straight edge design, very suitable for drinking with ice, and the most important thing is that the flat is thick and not easy to knock over, it is indeed very cost-effective for the bar. You can drink with a Rock cup when you're having fun with your friends or drowning your sorrows in wine.

Riedel Vinum Whiskey Glass
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★★

Libor whiskey cup can be said to be after the famous family, from the famous wine family "Riedel", has a long history, so the price is slightly higher than other cups. Elegant shape and thin glass walls are very beautiful, holding this glass to taste whisky is very elegant. Rietor whisky attaches great importance to taste, and the flares design can expand the first contact between the mouth and the whisky. The open design makes the wine overflowing, especially suitable for holding spirits, so those who like high number of whiskeys should not miss it.

Norlan Whiskey Glass
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★

The biggest feature of this cup is the design of double glass, when the wine is gently shaken in the cup, the light is refracted through the double glass and the wine body many times, there will be a beautiful feeling like diamonds, in addition to the United States, is the United States, and the taste of the wine may be more of a visual buff. What did you say the other features were? I'm sorry I can't see in the light.

NEAT Ultimate Spirits
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★

The appearance of the Nitt cup is more strange, carefully observe its shape: the stomach is round, the mouth of the cup is exaggerated, very like a spittoon, so it is also called a spittoon cup abroad, which sounds not particularly good. But we can't write him off just because the cup looks ugly and the name is weird. From the cup itself, the large mouth can be very effective in reducing the stimulation of alcohol, so it is especially suitable for older whiskey with higher degrees, and the entrance will have a sweet aroma, that is, small friends with small mouths should be careful not to leak out.

Fuji Mountain Cup in Japan
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★★

Japan's Mount Fuji Cup can be said to be the top flow of whiskey cups in recent years. When you open instgra and search for whiskey glasses, more than half of them use Fuji cups to hold whiskey, which is a real Internet celebrity cup. The shape of Mount Fuji at the bottom of the glass is very beautiful after pouring whiskey, and the appearance of Mount Fuji will change at different angles, and according to the concentration of the wine, the color of Mount Fuji will also change, which is beautiful and unreal. It can be said that the sense of design is far greater than the sense of practicality, but then again, there is the appearance of this cup to support the level, but also what bicycle.

Classic crystal cup
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★★★

The first feeling of classical cup is: thick! Straight! Kind of the straight steel guy of wine glasses. In order to prevent the temperature of the hand from affecting the body of the wine, the wall of the cup is designed very thick and very straight, but it has no addition to the pure drink of whiskey, and more often it is necessary to add ice to temper the harshness of the whiskey. The biggest advantage is that the straight wall design is easy to clean, more convenient, suitable for lazy people who do not pursue too much whiskey flavor.

Nude Cup
Noord cup is relatively small, big opening big cup belly design is more suitable for fragrance divergence, this wine glass out of the hands of Finnish genius designer Mikraken, the design concept is "simple and beautiful", but the simple characteristics can be seen, as for the beauty of this point is different. In terms of use, this glass is more suitable for smelling, tasting it will have a better alternative, plus it is a foreign designer's work, so the price is not cheap, so it is not particularly recommended from the price point of view, unless you are a whiskey smell lover.

ISO cup
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★★★

Two words: Benchmark! Among all the introductions of wine glasses, this cup is the only one that I can clap my chest and tell my friends the specific parameters of the cup with confidence and pride: the foot height is 155mm, the diameter of the widest part of the cup body is 65mm, and the diameter of the cup mouth is 46mm. This is because the ISO cup is an international standard cup and is also a designated cup for wine competitions. Its position is the only benchmark in the wine glass world, because the ISO glass design can converge the aroma and does not highlight any characteristics, will not let the taster be affected by the taste, so it is very suitable for wine tasting. Can be said to be the most expert, forced and practical in a fairy glass.

The above is the current more common collection of whiskey glasses, each cup has its own distinctive characteristics and suitable for the scene, below to introduce you to a rookie grade whiskey cup.

The Plastique Cup
Comprehensive assessment: ★★★★★

Plastique cup gets its name from its English plastic cup, because of its lightweight material, simple design and very powerful price/performance ratio, it has been loved by whiskey lovers around the world. When the body is poured into the glass, the color of the glass blends with the whiskey, reflecting the traditional Chinese philosophy of blending heaven and earth. At the same time, the cup has a variety of uses, after drinking the brisk whiskey, we can also be used to hold milk tea to experience a different sweet taste... Ok I not bottom go to, can't can't, not really someone with plastic cup drink whisky?

That said, if conditions allow, of course, to choose the most suitable cup to carefully taste the mellow taste of whiskey, but if you pay too much attention to the cup and ignore the natural taste of whiskey itself, you don't have to buy the casket. For real whiskey lovers, whether it is a glass or a plastic cup, it is just the carrier of whiskey, and it is the purpose of drinking that we advocate.