![]() More than anything else, what helped generate so much buzz for the Norlan was its look. Snifters, being harder to knock over with a casual jostle and sturdier, are more survivable. After losing a few Glencairns in this manner, I stopped bringing them out except when I could guarantee a safe measure of solitude. The same considerations play into accidents in the kitchen sink. Things that are easily toppled will be knocked over in my house, and I’m certain I share this practical concern with every whiskey enthusiast who has lively pets and/or young children. These points matter because I live with two large dogs and a toddler. Also, although I wouldn’t say the Glencairn is top heavy, it is tall for its modest base, and that makes it prone to tipping. Although the Glencairn has an elegant simplicity that makes it prettier, and is an all around better nosing glass, it’s also more fragile than the snifter. I also like the plain old snifter because it is cheap, and also very stable. The snob’s staple complaint that the snifter’s bowl is designed to allow the hand to warm the bowl and its contents has always been meaningless, since anyone concerned about that can simply grasp the stem, as is done with wine glassware. The snifter has the added feature of having a relatively large interior surface area that assists in vaporization, but that is a mixed blessing since the extra vapors are more likely to burn the nose as the ABV of the whiskey goes up. The simplest whiskey glasses resemble miniature wine glasses, and do an adequate job of focusing the scent and improving the nosing experience. The success of the Glencairn and the explosion of interest in whiskey has inspired a wave of successors in recent years, and the latest to appear is the much-hyped Norlan Whisky Glass.Īlthough I often drink whiskey from a tumbler, I recognize that the key aspect for true whiskey glassware is a bowl- or bulb-shaped cup that concentrates vapors evaporating off of the liquid as an aid to nosing. Twenty years ago, the classic snifter was good enough for enthusiasts, but it was supplanted after 2001 to a large extent by the Glencairn, and now it’s common to find snobs scorning it. Part of the world craze for all things whisk(e)y is a parallel boom in stuff, including stones, ice molds, and especially glassware.
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