THE GLENCARIN RIP OFF
Champagne, Cognac, Wine . . . each type of liquor has its
own glass. Yet whisky, the world’s most complex spirit can be found served in
anything from highball tumblers to Paris goblets to tequila shot glasses.
Only the connoisseur of Malt Whisky and the sybarite know
that Scotch Malt Whisky is composed of FIVE elements: The Colour, the Nose, the
Serpent waiting to be released, the Palate and the Finish. It was when Malt
Whiskies came into the limelight some 25 years ago that sellers realised that
they had been sleeping, since most malts were used to glamorise the Scotch
Whisky Blends market. Single Malt drinkers out of tumblers, wine and shot
glasses were immediately picked out as the nouveau riche, moneyed persons with
no class! And certainly No Taste!!
The GLENCAIRN Whisky Glass is a revolutionary whisky glass
that really lets one savour the taste and complexity of fine whisky. These are the
ONLY GLASSES for your Single Malt Whiskies. With the tapered mouth, you are
able to really sniff all nuances the whisky has to offer. Any malt advocate
will love this glass! Why then, do some so-called whisky ‘connoisseurs’ spend
thousands on the most complex, rewarding, pleasure-giving liquids yet contrived
by humanity, and then drink them from tumblers? “Philistines!” says Andy
Davidson. “Tumblers are useless when it comes to focusing or enhancing the taste
experience of whisky. They were originally used to prevent you from smelling
bad whisky.”
He should know. In 1976, his father, Raymond Davidson, saw this lacuna and designed a glass, but imperfect, as he called it. He then personally went to the top ‘noses’ or blenders of the Scotch Whisky industry with his design and asked them for their opinions. Meeting failure after failure as the so called cognoscenti stuck to tumblers, it took 25 years and one generation of Malt Whisky enthusiasts to realise its true value. After extensive interaction and experiments, Andy Davidson’s Glencairn Crystal solved the problem of identifying the ideal glass for whisky Andy came out of the design phase and, with the blessings of the top five blenders of Scotch Whisky, went to market in 2001.
Today the Glencairn Glass can be found at every distillery in
Scotland, Ireland, Wales as well as most in the USA. In 2006 the glass won the
Queen's Award for innovation.
The shape of the Glencairn whisky glass is derived from the traditional nosing copitas used in whisky labs around Scotland, a style lovingly developed by Glencairn Crystal Ltd, Scotland for drinking whisky. The capacity of a typical Glencairn whisky glass is approximately 175 ml, and is intended to hold approximately 50 ml of liquid, 1/14th of the capacity of 700 ml bottles of Scotch Whisky in the EU and 1/15th that of an American or Indian 750 ml bottle.
The 175 ml glass is 115 mm (4.5 in) in height and is available in two versions: 24% lead crystal and lead-free crystal glass. The vast majority of glasses in circulation are of the lead-free crystal variety. The Glencairn glass was originally designed for pub/bar use so it is a sturdy little glass. The bottom is heavy so it's not easily tipped over and is easily grasped. It feels good in the hand. Glencairn glasses are crafted from lead-free crystal.
The Glencairn glass is the ONLY glass on the market that is designed specifically for drinking whisky and endorsed as such by the Scotch Whisky Association; it is used by every whisky company in Scotland and Ireland and many in the USA for their Bourbons. The traditional style of whisky glass is a cut crystal Old Fashioned whisky tumbler, the most commonly used type of whisky glass. However,
a tumbler does not hold and focus the aromas as much for the experience of the
drinker as the Glencairn, which curve inwards towards the top of the glass. Inward-curved
glasses are the preferred choice of connoisseurs who consider the aroma
especially important to the experience of a whisky.
If you fancy yourself a SMSW lover, you’d best have a small
stock of Glencairn glasses at hand. Be very careful in selecting your vendor. Large Chinese online traders like the '40 thieves hero' sell glasses like The GLENCARIN for $1.5 per piece, minimum order 1000 glasses. Surprisingly, even the world's largest online market open to us Indians, sells GLENCARIN glasses cleverly camouflaged between multiple ads for genuine Glencairn glasses.
Play safe, buy genuine GLENCAIRN glasses.Not GLENCARIN
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- Set of 6 glasses
- Hailed as "The Official Whiskey Glass"
- Tapering mouth allows an ease of drinking
- Wide bowl for the fullest appreciation of color
- Solid base is designed to be easy on the hand
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