glassware revelation

Douglas W. Hoyt · 2004-02-11T04:52:01+00:00

I have many dozens of different glasses (e.g., big snifters, littlesnifters, highball glasses, various cute airline wine glasses, variousproprietary malt-whisky glasses with engraved homages to the distillery,shot glasses with Rhine river towns embossed on them, a shot glass withWorld Cup champion Brazil embossed on it) they come in all different sizes,sub-sizes, bulbousnesses, flute-nesses, and every other ness you canimagine.But tonight I was reaching in desperation for glassware, and have stumbledupon the best single malt whisky glass I have ever used. I t's one thatREALLY makes a difference. Visually, the liquid is pretty and enjoyableacross a dappling variety of mirroring, refractions, and twisting visualdimensions. The nose goes well into the glass (and although the aromasaren't trapped, the presence of the product is permeating). And when ithits the palate the TEXTURE of the whisky is somehow vastly more palpableand alive than in other glassware. And the palate presence has this big,broad, assault that fills the mouth, and explodes in the nose. This is atruly lush and classy glass--sheer delight optically, and brilliantkinesthetically--it really sets off single malts in perfect style. It is:a martini glass.

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Joe Halbleib 22 years ago

Hope the Blanton's was good! I have to get one of those. I've been to the store but something always distracts me before I get it!

Joe

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