-R.
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My Glencairn whisky glass came in the mail today, and after christening it with some Talisker 10 and Laphroaig 18, I'm ready to declare that I'm happy with the purchase.
I was a little surprised at the daintiness of the glass, and it took a few tastes to get used to how much I had to toss my head back -- maybe I have a larger nose than average -- but the payoff is worth it.
I've been using a cognac/balloon snifter for single malts, but I suspect that I'm going to make more use of the Glencairn. I won't suggest that the difference between the two glasses is astronomical, but I think the Glencairn does help concentrate the nose of the whisky a bit more at the time of drinking and that brought out a few subtleties in the Laphroaig that I hadn't noticed before.
Now I just need to buy a new single malt to really break the glasses in.
I was a little surprised at the daintiness of the glass, and it took a few tastes to get used to how much I had to toss my head back -- maybe I have a larger nose than average -- but the payoff is worth it.
I've been using a cognac/balloon snifter for single malts, but I suspect that I'm going to make more use of the Glencairn. I won't suggest that the difference between the two glasses is astronomical, but I think the Glencairn does help concentrate the nose of the whisky a bit more at the time of drinking and that brought out a few subtleties in the Laphroaig that I hadn't noticed before.
Now I just need to buy a new single malt to really break the glasses in.
