Crystal Whiskey Glass, Set of 6, Clear, 6 Pack

I use these all the time at home They make a good gift for friends Or anyone who drinks Makes you feel like a classy alcoholic Highly recommend

These are nice little glasses for whiskey, they are definitely a popular mainstay for avid whiskey drinkers and after using them I can see why, the glass looks nice and the shape helps push the scents and aromas up to the nose. These Glencairn Crystal Whiskey Glasses are perfect for nearly all types of whiskeys and I think in most cases they would make for a great gift to nearly any avid drinker.

Just what I was looking for to share tastings with friends - or not.

The glasses are awesome. So far I have gifted 5 sets and kept one for myself. If you haven’t had whiskey in Glencairns you must.

You wouldnt likely drink a nice wine out of tumbler. Ive learned the glass does matter with drinking spirits as well, particularly barrel aged spirits. Easy to hold, and the perfect size for nosing, the aromas flow upward better than my heavy tumbler for scotch and tequila so far. 6oz and a rather small opening, imo theyre designed for neat drinking, or maybe 1 small ice cube. Ive only had them a a short while so I cant comment on durability (main reason for 4 stars vs 5). I tend to disagree they are thin, we just went thru a set of red wine glasses that were indeed thin, they have been thru the dishwasher , but I mostly wash/dry mine by hand nonetheless. As a sipping glass for fine spirits, namely spirits that you intend to drink neat, you cant go wrong with these for the pricepoint.

I am no master whisky taster, nor am I a snob. Im a firm believer in whisky as an everymans drink, but at the same time I appreciate it as a craft worthy of considerable study and capable of great nuance. How anyone chooses to enjoy it is up to the individual, and youll get no argument from me on what you like and how you want to drink it. Want to mix Scotch, red wine, and orange juice together in a Collins glass with ice and chug in down? Cheers! Now, that said, when it comes to my own enjoyment of beverages, Im very particular about glassware. I both love the material and appreciate what it can do for the senses. It all begins with the look, and the feel in the hand. Just as I like a delicate and tall fluted glass for a sparkling wine, I like a nice heavy glass when I drink spirits, just not something so overbuilt as to get in the way. For look a feel, I havent yet found glassware I like better than the Glencairn for whisky. The heavy base lets it feel sturdy in the hand, while staying low on the table and letting you pick it up to look through the liquid without your hand getting in the way. The glass itself is elegant without being pretentious and overly complicated. In due time, I believe it will become far more commonplace and universally understood to be the unique glassware for whisky as recognizable as wine glasses are today. Besides being very attractive and unmistakably a glass for complex spirits and not anything else, the tulip shape above the base allows for a nice quick swirl, and concentrates the aromas for when you want to stick your nose in the glass, a nostril at a time so you dont overwhelm your sense of smell. There is a way to do this without being totally awkward, although it might take a bit of practice. I also recommend relaxing your jaw and keeping your mouth open while you do this, just a little bit. Depending on your sense of smell, you may or may not smell things you never have before in your favorite whiskies, but it is undeniable that the aroma is stronger in a glass of this shape. As the sense of smell is so important to how things taste, I would say that Glencairns are worth it on that basis alone. Drinking out of a Glencairn is not particularly social. You will be hard pressed to maintain eye contact with somebody across a table while you take a sip, which is arguably the biggest downside to a glass like this. The upside is that by breaking your eye line you are forced to concentrate more on the drink itself. The shape of the glass again aids in the flavor of the drink by directing aromas towards your nose as you drink from it. I wont pretend to know how the shape of the glass affects the flow of the liquid itself, or what, if any, benefit that might make. There are other attempts at an official whisky glass out there. I will leave it up to you to decide if any of them are better at enhancing the whisky-drinking experience, but knowing a thing or two about glass and how its made, I expect the Glencairn to ultimately win more hearts and minds. For one, it is a very simple design, lending itself to easier manufacture and greater durability. Two, because of that simplicity, it is and will always be cheaper, thus will not be so easily painted as glassware for snobs, driving adoption by regular people. I fully expect that the Glaincairn will be widely imitated, with perhaps minor future variations improving it slightly. Clearly the Glencairn is a winner, and does exactly what it set out to do.

Nice addition to my Bar

If you wish to taste your whiskeys and rums or any good fermented, distilled, aged liquids, then get you a set of Glencairn Whiskey glasses. I love the shape and size. It allows me to not put too much alcoholic liquid in the glass, but allows for maximum use of your olfactory senses. I like the fact that I can swirl the amber liquid and allow it to breath and bloom in the glass and get more flavor notes on my palette. I was surprised that a single glass did not break during shipping process due to the thin glass and the simple shipping box. The glasses are simple in looks and do the job well of allowing you to truly taste your precious liquids. Im not saying you cant do this with a standard whiskey glass, but the Glencairn glass concentrates the perfume of the liquid into your nose thereby minimizing outside odors. As they say you start your tasting with your eyes, then your nose, then your taste buds.

Great product and great for use with bourbon. Have used it many times with my bourbon tastings

These glasses were a Christmas present for my whiskey-drinking husband. He LOVES them. They are heavy weight for their size and the balloon part of the glass I’ve very thin, like a fine wine glass. I am totally pleases with thi purchase.