Great scotch from a paper cup is still great scotch. Crappy scotch out of a hand blown lead crystal tumbler is still crappy scotch.... Now, if I can drink great scotch out of a nice glass all the better, but seriously, if it's great who cares what you drink it out of?
On Oct 21, 2011, at 10:43 PM, Nicholas Harvey <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Seen as we have discussed Scotch I was wondering what would be the most > appropriate vessel to drink it from? A short tumbler I would assume, but they > come in lots of different designs. Are these only for aesthetic reasons or > like champagne flutes and red wine glasses do the designs serve a purpose? > Does it at all depend on what type of Scotch you are drinking, or if it is > perhaps a whiskey instead? > > For those wondering: Flutes should be smaller at the top than they are where > the surface of the champagne sits as it helps trap the released gas, keeping > it bubbly for longer. Red wine glasses are meant to be large and shallow to > help aerate the wine. > > Cheers, > Nick >
