You are right! The old Glencairn glasses were a lot more durable. Thicker glass at the top as well. I've had a few Glencairns bounce on the floor in my time. I still have a Dalwhinnie glass with a tiny chip on the base from when I dropped it. I once dropped a Glencairn water jug. That shattered into a million pieces. After spending an hour picking up all the pieces I am sure we picked up from the floor much more glass than made up the original jug. I do really like the Cut Crystal Glencairn. I bought two on offer at the Glen Grant distillery. Whisky looks wonderful as it catches the light. It's also heavier which I like. I think the Glenmorangie copitas are the perfect shape and opening. A lot of copitas are two narrow at the opening. The Glencairn ones are OK but I don't like the piece of eye-monacle glass for a top that comes with them. Easily chipped and lost. The Glenmorangie ones come with a Pagoda like top. Really nice! The distilleries like Tullibardine, who, instead of Glencairns or Copitas, sell whisky tumblers, are, in my opinion, not doing themselves any favours!
The glencairn is by far the coolest looking, but in practicality I absolutely adore the copita. Unfortunately every one I have ever owned somebody has broken ; )
There has never been a better time for digging in, hunkering down and spend some time with your own collection. Greetings from the foot of the tower on your easterly horizon.
Thanks for the informative look at these glasses! I'm very much a situation man. When I'm relaxing with a dram, I prefer the tumbler but will usually opt for a Glencairn for assessing and tasting
That's definitely great review. In my view, it is better to use wider aperture for peated whisky. The nose becomes more detailed and there is more chance to feel the faint notes behind the smoke.
Another great educational video, Ralfy! For someone new to whisky like myself, these videos are brilliant. I have a Glencairn glass currently, but I think I shall be purchasing a copita soon, just purely out of curiosity! Cheers!
Yep, we have a variety of glasses like most people. No glen cairn glasses. Yet. Theiy're on the way and when they arrive, I'm conducting this experiment.
❤️ “old farty “ ❤️😂. What a great suggestion that is simple yet perhaps not so obvious - having a single single malt tasting and putting the glassware to the test. Have a wonderful week Dear Sir! Thank you!
I'm going to try my plastic Govino glass more. I used it for a 10year Tomintoul and I really enjoyed that whisky better than the 16 and 25 which I had in a Glencairn glass.
Ralfy, do you think that most distillers blend their product to be enjoyed in a flat bottom rock glass, a glencairn, or do you think they have any aim of glassware at all when they blend down for nose? I was thinking that maybe some lower end NAS or young malts might assume their base will be pouring them in a flat bottom.
When music producers/engineers mix music they often assume that it will be listened to on car stereos, small boom boxes and tiny ear buds, so they do try all that to make sure, but overall they use special "studio monitors" designed to let them hear everything. Likewise the blenders use nosing glasses. Functionally it's not too important if it's a glencairn or a copita, as long as it delivers the aroma towards the nose. Straight walled rocks glasses detract from that by letting more of the aroma dissipate. That's all. The only way to blend "for that" would be to make a more intensely aromatic spirit. That's not what they do. Mixing spirits are blended to be "smooth", sweetish and unoffensive, while still resembling what they are (whisky, cognac, etc.) - it's like pop music, just made to appeal to the greatest crowd (aka "lowest common denominator").
Oh shit, I'm an anorak! I've recently got back into whisky tasting after having a few years off. This time round I'm using a measuring cup so I know the quantity of water to add to my anorak portion. I must point out I'm enjoying the experience even more. Naturally when sharing with friends I offer the bottle and let them decide. Nice wee episode Ralfy, Thanks for sharing. :-)
I have over 15 different glasses for whisky, and I like some of them a lot. But now I can't choose which glass is better and delivers more flavors) And I have to change the glass every time because of fear of losing part of the impression) Now I look at the turkish tea glass: it is interesting to try it for whisky)
Interesting Ralfy.....as always! I`m a big fan of the official Libbey Bourbon Trail glass from the US. It`s similar in shape to the Glencairn but wider & not so tall. It may or may not be the best for nosing whiskey but I prefer it overall & it looks & feels great, a must have for your `Maltmates` IMHO.
Here’s a recommendation for all the scotch noobs, like myself. I really like the German made Stolzle Lausitz nosing glass. They are made of surprisingly high quality crystal considering the price, as long as you shop around and don’t buy them one at a time as I did. They’re relatively similar to a glencairn glass but with a short stem and wide base (if you’re clumsy like me). I like the glencairn as well. I mean, if Ralfy recommends them then you can’t really go wrong. Maybe I’ve been watching too many Luening, Horst Luening videos.🤔
Honest as always. Thanks. I was getting a bit pretentious for awhile now I'm having fun again. I love some basic malts. I'm infusing Polish vodka with Laphroaig and sipping it neat. It's all your fault Ralfy. Cheers.
Though adopted and well promoted as THE Scotch glass, Glencairn has NEVER been my go-to for all my 40+% abv drinks; Copita is still THE best all-round.
colourlessbluethings they do break easily. That solid bottom and thin narrow top just likes to shatter at the slightest bump to the rim in my experience. Buy them in bulk from Amazon it eBay.
It's okay ralfy I still love you anyways after all you've really helped me out on my whiskey Journey but anyways in my opinion the best glass fishy smelling whiskey is the Glencairn glass I've tried are they glasses and yes the capito glass comes close and so does a brandy glass I know it's heresy but believe it or not you can get a lot of smell out of a brandy glass with whiskey but I would definitely say the best experience is with the Glencairn no matter if you like scotch or bourbon I like both but that's just me I like to expand my horizons well anyways cheers and much love
"les impitoyables" whisky glass peugeot, i recommand it :) i use a nice glass from the cardhu 12 box too, quite pleasant for smelling. or/and the lagavulin glass in distiller's edition box.
Tumblers doesn't do justice to single malts. I have never experienced to perceive it as making it aweful, but it is always rather flat, dull and a mere shaddow of what it could have been. Proper bars with knowledgable bartenders know to keep proper glasses, but I'm always disappointed in the average hotel bar when I see they have Lagavulin or Laphroaig and get it served in a large tumbler. And to add insult to injury, you have to scream "NOOO!" at them as they are about to fill the tumbler with ice.
A cult!? Thought I'd just found a friendly group of malt mates that share a common interest, but then lo a behold...find myself in a cult. Ain't that just a fine kettle of fish! XD
I used to be a grumpy old fart, but then I stopped being grumpy, so I became a farty old man. Then I changed my diet and stopped farting, so I became a dusty old coot. Then everyone said I was boring, so I went back to being a grumpy old fart.
"we are civilised people".. he says ,personally im a spud gobbling bog trotting mucksavage from the wetnwindy wilds of the southern irish coast, civilised me arse ,sure there's only an hourly bus service to the city from here, for the peasants of course im a home owner { 4wd obvs} practically medieval.
I got a couple and they actually work as they claim, they totally remove the presence of alc fumes if used properly. And that's where it gets awkward. To get the claimed effect the glass must not be tilted towards your nose. You have to keep it straight upright, bend your neck forward and move your nose to the center, which takes some getting used to and remember, as it's not the natural way anyone would go about it. If you nose it like you would do with a Glencairn, tilt the glass at a 30-45 degrees and put your nose at the edge, the aromas you want will escape above your nose and all you get is the alc fumes that the design brings to the edges.
@@jensrogerkristoffersen5472 I found my own way - if you swirl the norlan gently, then all the goodness is just at the mouth of the glass, so the drill is: swirl-nose, swirl-nose. Works fine for me. I remember however, when I got it, my first dram, gosh it felt like drinking from a tumbler. Anyway, I think norlan suits those more modern styles of whisky, say Octomore. For the older stuff, like 20 something whiskies, I would go for glancairn.
All those thin walled glasses with tulip shape are absolutely inappropriate for whisky. They are a result of the same fashion that lead to chill filtration, low alcohol percentage and caramel colouring. And this fashion was imposed by a bunch of brainless but rich NYSE yuppies, white collars, lawyers and financial specialists from London's city. And all of them gays, of course. BTW. So these glasses might be suitable for wine, champagne, cognac, etc. but by no means for whisky. The perfect whisky glass is solid, crystal, thick walled with a shape of a cut into two equal halves barrel. Exactly like the one that our favourite comrade Ralfy sits by. Obviously this shape is not simply cylindrical, it has its narrowing at the neck and it is pretty good and enough for collecting and focusing the aromas of the whisky.
PSA: To all the gay people out there, who constantly have to read abusive comments and endure snide remarks from whatever source, please know that your eyes and ears are not garbage cans. First, hats off to you all for discovering your true identity in life and being true to yourselves. And if you are still not sure, continue to perservere. Answers are within reach. There is nothing wrong with you. You are still a child of God. And loved. So where ever you find yourself in your path of life and need support to cope with trash, you got it. I'm not gay but I do not tolerate low-life comments from anyone. I want you all to enjoy your drams just like everybody else.
NICKOLAY MILTENOV This is hardly the forum for hate speech. When an opinion becomes hate speech, the line must be drawn. support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801939?hl=en Watch yourself.
The world needs it's grumpy old farts. We always appreciate how genuine you are Ralfy.
You are right! The old Glencairn glasses were a lot more durable. Thicker glass at the top as well. I've had a few Glencairns bounce on the floor in my time. I still have a Dalwhinnie glass with a tiny chip on the base from when I dropped it. I once dropped a Glencairn water jug. That shattered into a million pieces. After spending an hour picking up all the pieces I am sure we picked up from the floor much more glass than made up the original jug.
I do really like the Cut Crystal Glencairn. I bought two on offer at the Glen Grant distillery. Whisky looks wonderful as it catches the light. It's also heavier which I like.
I think the Glenmorangie copitas are the perfect shape and opening. A lot of copitas are two narrow at the opening. The Glencairn ones are OK but I don't like the piece of eye-monacle glass for a top that comes with them. Easily chipped and lost. The Glenmorangie ones come with a Pagoda like top. Really nice!
The distilleries like Tullibardine, who, instead of Glencairns or Copitas, sell whisky tumblers, are, in my opinion, not doing themselves any favours!
cadenhead's warehouse tasting copita / tulip glass is perfect, yet incredibly rare and hard to get
The glencairn is by far the coolest looking, but in practicality I absolutely adore the copita. Unfortunately every one I have ever owned somebody has broken ; )
Caldron is a perfect way to describe humanity. Very interesting video ralfy. The proper glass is also very important for beer as well.
There has never been a better time for digging in, hunkering down and spend some time with your own collection. Greetings from the foot of the tower on your easterly horizon.
Ralfy the leader and king of "old farts". Even though he is not old at all.
I like grumpy ranty Ralfy. He is 100% "maltertaining" and it keeps the industry honest (hopefully).
Thanks for the informative look at these glasses! I'm very much a situation man. When I'm relaxing with a dram, I prefer the tumbler but will usually opt for a Glencairn for assessing and tasting
That's definitely great review. In my view, it is better to use wider aperture for peated whisky. The nose becomes more detailed and there is more chance to feel the faint notes behind the smoke.
Another great educational video, Ralfy! For someone new to whisky like myself, these videos are brilliant. I have a Glencairn glass currently, but I think I shall be purchasing a copita soon, just purely out of curiosity! Cheers!
I just recently found your channel and I really enjoy watching you. Great job!
cadenhead's warehouse tasting copita / tulip glass is perfect, yet incredibly rare and hard to get
Yep, we have a variety of glasses like most people. No glen cairn glasses. Yet. Theiy're on the way and when they arrive, I'm conducting this experiment.
❤️ “old farty “ ❤️😂. What a great suggestion that is simple yet perhaps not so obvious - having a single single malt tasting and putting the glassware to the test. Have a wonderful week Dear Sir! Thank you!
Is it weird that I LOVE Ralfy?
I'm going to try my plastic Govino glass more. I used it for a 10year Tomintoul and I really enjoyed that whisky better than the 16 and 25 which I had in a Glencairn glass.
Thanks Ralfy for being so informative/informational)))
Agree with your closing words Ralfie, enjoy but don’t abuse. Moderation, like anything
Ralfy, do you think that most distillers blend their product to be enjoyed in a flat bottom rock glass, a glencairn, or do you think they have any aim of glassware at all when they blend down for nose? I was thinking that maybe some lower end NAS or young malts might assume their base will be pouring them in a flat bottom.
When music producers/engineers mix music they often assume that it will be listened to on car stereos, small boom boxes and tiny ear buds, so they do try all that to make sure, but overall they use special "studio monitors" designed to let them hear everything. Likewise the blenders use nosing glasses. Functionally it's not too important if it's a glencairn or a copita, as long as it delivers the aroma towards the nose. Straight walled rocks glasses detract from that by letting more of the aroma dissipate. That's all. The only way to blend "for that" would be to make a more intensely aromatic spirit. That's not what they do. Mixing spirits are blended to be "smooth", sweetish and unoffensive, while still resembling what they are (whisky, cognac, etc.) - it's like pop music, just made to appeal to the greatest crowd (aka "lowest common denominator").
Oh shit, I'm an anorak! I've recently got back into whisky tasting after having a few years off. This time round I'm using a measuring cup so I know the quantity of water to add to my anorak portion. I must point out I'm enjoying the experience even more. Naturally when sharing with friends I offer the bottle and let them decide.
Nice wee episode Ralfy,
Thanks for sharing. :-)
I have over 15 different glasses for whisky, and I like some of them a lot. But now I can't choose which glass is better and delivers more flavors) And I have to change the glass every time because of fear of losing part of the impression)
Now I look at the turkish tea glass: it is interesting to try it for whisky)
Interesting Ralfy.....as always! I`m a big fan of the official Libbey Bourbon Trail glass from the US. It`s similar in shape to the Glencairn but wider & not so tall. It may or may not be the best for nosing whiskey but I prefer it overall & it looks & feels great, a must have for your `Maltmates` IMHO.
I always want to refer bartenders to your videos, so they get a proper couse in what glasswear to use
Here’s a recommendation for all the scotch noobs, like myself. I really like the German made Stolzle Lausitz nosing glass. They are made of surprisingly high quality crystal considering the price, as long as you shop around and don’t buy them one at a time as I did. They’re relatively similar to a glencairn glass but with a short stem and wide base (if you’re clumsy like me). I like the glencairn as well. I mean, if Ralfy recommends them then you can’t really go wrong. Maybe I’ve been watching too many Luening, Horst Luening videos.🤔
Honest as always. Thanks. I was getting a bit pretentious for awhile now I'm having fun again. I love some basic malts. I'm infusing Polish vodka with Laphroaig and sipping it neat. It's all your fault Ralfy. Cheers.
The third glass has a fireplace dust flavor! 😃
Do you ever do blind tastings Ralfy? If so it would be nice to get some advice on those
Have the volume of spirits poured been considered? Lots of talk about 3 to 1 ratios but no measuring of volumes poured.
Here in the us you can go to the thrift shop you can get good glasses for one or two dollars.
"Malt Jedi rather than Malt Sith" - awesome!
Soaking a cloudy glass in white vinegar and then giving it a scrub often helps, Ralfy.
. . . thanks for the advice !
Though adopted and well promoted as THE Scotch glass, Glencairn has NEVER been my go-to for all my 40+% abv drinks; Copita is still THE best all-round.
are those arcoroc luminarc?
I've broken two or three Glencairn glasses. I've never seen one bounce.
colourlessbluethings they do break easily. That solid bottom and thin narrow top just likes to shatter at the slightest bump to the rim in my experience. Buy them in bulk from Amazon it eBay.
I dropped one from about 3.5ft accidentally and it definitely bounced. I was surprised because I thought it was a goner when it slipped from my hand.
Thanks Ralfy!!!
How can I make a malt mention Ralfy?
Love it thanks Ralfy
It's okay ralfy I still love you anyways after all you've really helped me out on my whiskey Journey but anyways in my opinion the best glass fishy smelling whiskey is the Glencairn glass I've tried are they glasses and yes the capito glass comes close and so does a brandy glass I know it's heresy but believe it or not you can get a lot of smell out of a brandy glass with whiskey but I would definitely say the best experience is with the Glencairn no matter if you like scotch or bourbon I like both but that's just me I like to expand my horizons well anyways cheers and much love
"les impitoyables" whisky glass peugeot, i recommand it :)
i use a nice glass from the cardhu 12 box too, quite pleasant for smelling.
or/and the lagavulin glass in distiller's edition box.
Ralfy, are you going to finish all those drams? :)
Is it me or do tumblers make a huge difference (in a bad way). I have had scotches I love in a tumbler and hated them in it.
Tumblers doesn't do justice to single malts. I have never experienced to perceive it as making it aweful, but it is always rather flat, dull and a mere shaddow of what it could have been.
Proper bars with knowledgable bartenders know to keep proper glasses, but I'm always disappointed in the average hotel bar when I see they have Lagavulin or Laphroaig and get it served in a large tumbler. And to add insult to injury, you have to scream "NOOO!" at them as they are about to fill the tumbler with ice.
A cult!? Thought I'd just found a friendly group of malt mates that share a common interest, but then lo a behold...find myself in a cult. Ain't that just a fine kettle of fish! XD
Andy Cigars , aye we are just a bunch of cults
I enjoyed it!
You tried Norlan glasses Ralfy?
. . . too expensive !
You’re joking! I’ve seen your Patreon account!!!
awesome video
5:42 glenlivet 12 tastes like stairs?? the more you know...
amazing content
Multiple mystical magical malted munchkins
. . . now on the M-mention List, thanks !
Why not produce a review of smoking whiskeys?
I used to be a grumpy old fart, but then I stopped being grumpy, so I became a farty old man. Then I changed my diet and stopped farting, so I became a dusty old coot. Then everyone said I was boring, so I went back to being a grumpy old fart.
This is on offer at Sainsbury at the moment ,£26 ,that's £14 off !!! Bargain !!!
"we are civilised people".. he says ,personally im a spud gobbling bog trotting mucksavage from the wetnwindy wilds of the southern irish coast, civilised me arse ,sure there's only an hourly bus service to the city from here, for the peasants of course im a home owner { 4wd obvs} practically medieval.
Cesspool of humanity? I dunno, man, I'm no poet. Flaming cauldron of humanity is fine with me.
Ralfy, such a classy chap, and you still don't have a Norlan glass?
z1reticuli no one uses Norlan
@@For_us_foodies People who live in hotter areas do.
I got a couple and they actually work as they claim, they totally remove the presence of alc fumes if used properly.
And that's where it gets awkward. To get the claimed effect the glass must not be tilted towards your nose.
You have to keep it straight upright, bend your neck forward and move your nose to the center, which takes some getting used to and remember, as it's not the natural way anyone would go about it.
If you nose it like you would do with a Glencairn, tilt the glass at a 30-45 degrees and put your nose at the edge, the aromas you want will escape above your nose and all you get is the alc fumes that the design brings to the edges.
@@jensrogerkristoffersen5472 I found my own way - if you swirl the norlan gently, then all the goodness is just at the mouth of the glass, so the drill is: swirl-nose, swirl-nose. Works fine for me. I remember however, when I got it, my first dram, gosh it felt like drinking from a tumbler. Anyway, I think norlan suits those more modern styles of whisky, say Octomore. For the older stuff, like 20 something whiskies, I would go for glancairn.
@@StillLivinginthewoods I live in hotter area and when it's hot I switch from neat scotch to the gin and tonic with lots of ice. 😁
Cognitive information...Glencairn glasses
All those thin walled glasses with tulip shape are absolutely inappropriate for whisky. They are a result of the same fashion that lead to chill filtration, low alcohol percentage and caramel colouring. And this fashion was imposed by a bunch of brainless but rich NYSE yuppies, white collars, lawyers and financial specialists from London's city. And all of them gays, of course. BTW. So these glasses might be suitable for wine, champagne, cognac, etc. but by no means for whisky. The perfect whisky glass is solid, crystal, thick walled with a shape of a cut into two equal halves barrel. Exactly like the one that our favourite comrade Ralfy sits by. Obviously this shape is not simply cylindrical, it has its narrowing at the neck and it is pretty good and enough for collecting and focusing the aromas of the whisky.
r/iamverybadass much?
@@brianhennebeul1854 ?
PSA: To all the gay people out there, who constantly have to read abusive comments and endure snide remarks from whatever source, please know that your eyes and ears are not garbage cans. First, hats off to you all for discovering your true identity in life and being true to yourselves. And if you are still not sure, continue to perservere. Answers are within reach. There is nothing wrong with you. You are still a child of God. And loved. So where ever you find yourself in your path of life and need support to cope with trash, you got it. I'm not gay but I do not tolerate low-life comments from anyone. I want you all to enjoy your drams just like everybody else.
NICKOLAY MILTENOV
This is hardly the forum for hate speech.
When an opinion becomes hate speech, the line must be drawn.
support.google.com/youtube/answer/2801939?hl=en
Watch yourself.
NICKOLAY strikes again with his trolling, hooray :D