Which glass do you drink whisky from?

Abstract: Good wine needs to be savored slowly. But the taste of any wine is not only the wine itself, but also the appreciation of the glass. High-quality whisky glasses have a pure appearance, allowing viewers to see whisky more directly, as dazzling as gold. So, when drinking whiskey, what are the key factors to consider when choosing a glass for drinking whiskey? Let's summarize the choice of glasses for drinking whisky. First of all, there are three key factors to pay attention to when choosing a whisky glass.

1, the edge of the cup mouth: it is related to the place where the tongue touches when the wine enters, which will affect the development of the taste experience.

2. Cup mouth: it can be divided into closed cup type and open cup type. Cup: It is easier to gather the aroma released by wine, feel the richness and impact of aroma, and amplify the expressive force of various flavors. Open cup shape: weaken the impact of aroma, and it is easier to feel the subtle changes of aroma. When choosing a wine glass, the mouth of the glass is the most important consideration.

3. The size of the cross section of the cup belly is related to the contact area between wine and air, which determines the oxidation speed of wine. When the oxidation speed is fast, the smell and taste experience will be enhanced, on the contrary, the smell and taste experience will be softer.

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Second, what kind of whisky glass type to drink?

1, big Kane sniffing cup

Glencairn (Glencairn? Glass is the favorite of many scotch whisky lovers. This kind of cup is designed for the chief bartender of whisky and the fragrant cup developed by tasting restaurant. It looks like a kettle distiller of whisky, and now it has become the designated wine glass in many professional competitions.

A slightly wider belly can hold enough whisky, and the aroma will condense in the belly and then be released from the mouth of the cup. The diameter of the cup mouth is slightly smaller than that of the ISO cup, and the cup rim has no outward or inward design, which is suitable for all kinds of whisky or spirits. Glencairn Wenxiang Cup is very convenient to carry and clean because it is heavy and durable and has no legs, even if it is put into an ordinary dishwasher.

Application: professional smell and scotch whisky

2.tulip cups

Tulip cup (Copita? Snooping? Glass) is slender, with very thin edges and subtle curvature. It is no different from the ISO standard cup or the advanced version of the traditional Shirley cup. Professional specification, compact and durable. The special treatment of the rim of the cup can make the drinker smell the fragrance. At the same time, the nasal cavity is protected from volatile stimulation caused by high concentration of alcohol.

The invention has the advantages that the aroma condensation effect is good, and the beautiful aroma of wine can be fully displayed when smelling the aroma. At the same time, the mouth of the cup is slightly opened, which can make the delicate aroma of the wine float out and give back to the drinker a more delicate and layered flavor. Suitable for brandy, whisky and wines that need to show good aroma.

Tulip cups are suitable for various professional occasions, especially for the parallel tasting of strong whiskies, such as single malt whiskies.

Application: pure drink; Whiskey with high alcohol content and heavy body, such as single malt whisky.

3. Classical Cup

Classical cups have many other names, such as old wine glasses (old? Fashion? Glass), rock cup (rock? Glass), tumbler cup (tumbler? Glass).

When drinking whisky, the classic glass seems to be an excellent choice. Although it can't be used to smell the aroma, it will affect the diversity and richness of the aroma and damage the structure and expressive force of the aroma. The classic glass is very suitable for people who are used to drinking whisky on the rocks, because you don't have to worry about it being knocked over.

Application: Whiskey on the rocks.

4.ISO cup

ISO Cup, known as the International Standard Cup, is a special competition cup specially used for alcohol competition. ISO cups have strict regulations on the size, including the height of the cup foot 155mm, the diameter of the widest part of the cup body 65mm, and the diameter of the cup mouth 46 mm Pour the wine into the widest part of the belly of the cup body, just about 50ml.

ISO cup has a good aroma collection effect, does not highlight any characteristics of wine, and properly shows the original appearance of wine.

Application: professional blind whisky

5, pure cup

Pure cup (pure? Glass) product designer and wine lover George Masca (George? f？ Manska) independently developed blown wine glasses, which play an important role in the eyes of bourbon lovers. Its cup shape is an anti-traditional spittoon shape, with a flat bottom and a round belly. There is a big and exaggerated opening on the rim of the cup, which can reduce the alcohol irritation of whisky and release the rich and mellow aroma in the cup, especially suitable for thin whisky or aged whisky.

Pure glass can also vividly interpret the unique sweet flavor of bourbon, such as toffee, coconut, flowers, honey, nuts and so on. In addition, the pure cup can also be used to drink brandy, rum, tequila and other spirits, known as the universal cup.

Application: Rare or aged whisky, bourbon.

6. Golf Cup or Collins Cup

Golf cup (golf? Glass) or Collins Cup (Collins? Glass) is straight in appearance, but slightly different in capacity. The capacity of a goblet is 8- 10 oz (1 oz is about 28.35 ml), and the capacity of a Collins cup is usually 12 oz.

Golf glasses and Corinthian glasses have larger capacity than classical glasses. These two cups are mainly prepared for mixing whisky with water or making cocktails with whisky as raw material.

Application: whisky cocktail or whisky soda.

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