Glencairn vs. DOF

[Anonymous No.15291415]

Let's settle this once and for all

[Anonymous No.15291450]

>>15291415
whisky is disgusting if its not room temp

[Anonymous No.15291456]

>>15291415
Glencairn, but with a proper stem.

[Anonymous No.15291462]

>>15291415
>why not both
plus extra

[Anonymous No.15291465]

>>15291450
The ice is just in the pic friend, this is about the glasses

[Anonymous No.15291468]

>>15291415
The only reason to cool an alcoholic beverage is to hide it's taste. Cocktail became very popular for this reason during Prohibition, because the ice, the added syrups and fruits disguised the shitty flavour of the low quality or adulterated spirits those places sold.

[Anonymous No.15291472]

>>15291465
Oh. In that case just a regular glass. I don't need a nose-cradle.

[Anonymous No.15291473]

>>15291450
Yup. I can't drink whisky with ice.

I like these little port/sherry glasses for whisky.

[Anonymous No.15291490]

>>15291468
Again, this is about the glasses.

[Anonymous No.15291497]

>>15291415

[Anonymous No.15291978]

Figured this would be a lot more entertaining

[Anonymous No.15292034]

I am not trying to grade the liquor or dissect its flavours.
I want to drink it.

DOF.

[Anonymous No.15292076]

>>15292034
Okay alkie

NEXT

[Anonymous No.15292099]

>>15291415
Left for top shelf whiskey
Right for cocktails/spirits I want to include ice in

[Anonymous No.15292100]

>>15291415
depends what's in it. Glencairn or even a snifter for something reasonably soft. Old Fashioned for peaty scotches, or any first time with an Islay or Highland.

[Anonymous No.15292154]

What is it called a "double" old fashioned? Is there a "single" old fashioned? And how are these different than a lowball glass?

[Anonymous No.15292195]

>>15292154
It fits a double old fashioned with ice nicely. A single or traditional old fashioned glass will hold 6-10oz, a double old fashioned glass will hold 12-16oz usually. These are the same as lowball glasses.

[Anonymous No.15292199]

>>15292034
>I am not trying to grade the liquor or dissect its flavours.

I *am* trying to do these things, but for some reason I like DOF better. I like the way it feels in my hand better. And, no need to lie because it's anonymous, I just feel less cool drinking from a glencairn. The irony is that choosing a glass based on that metric makes me less manly and less cool, but that knowledge does not make me feel any less cool.

And to conclude, the amount that I 'cooler' by drinking from a DOF is greater than the amount a glencairn makes the aromas easier to percieve.

[Anonymous No.15292206]

>>15292199
the lowball/OF is easier to smoke with - you can drink and smoke with the same hand.

[Anonymous No.15292226]

>>15291462
this. i can't tell you how many people i "impress" ordering a neat whisky or scotch. insufferable desu. both are entirely valid. some days i want to enjoy a challenging drink, other days i want something to wash the edge off. cunts need to learn that the best way to drink is the way you like it.

[Anonymous No.15292239]

>>15291468
no it isn't. there are many reasons to cool a drink, hiding its taste is not necessarily one of them.

[Anonymous No.15292273]

>>15292239
(foreword, because it's 4chan and everything's an argument: I'm agreeing with you) some whiskeys have a completely different set of flavours chilled or with a bit of water - usually when they're spicy or buttery enough to hold their own against it. Some are better (usually Bourbons with a bit too much buttered corn to them), some are worse (Island scotches, possibly without fail), but most are just different.

[Anonymous No.15293332]

>not having a wide variety of glasses for every occasion
I have Glencairns, Nick and Noras, coupes, martini glasses, highballs, DOF, some stemmed wine glasses, and some stemmed beer glasses.

The only things I feel might be missing are hurricanes and maybe a nice snifter.

[Anonymous No.15294089]

>>15293332
Good liquor in a snifter can make you feel better about things... any liquor will do. You have to use good tequila if you're going that route, but it's the only way tequila can fix more problems than it causes.

[Anonymous No.15295108]

>>15291415
A nice DOF that you like

[Anonymous No.15295216]

>>15291450
How can cold whisky be disgusting if it doesn't taste like anything?

[Anonymous No.15295224]

>>15295216
It tastes like stale muddy water.

[Anonymous No.15295230]

>>15291490
I don't fucking WEAR glasses.

[Anonymous No.15295248]

>>15295224
Stop peating your stagnant pond water, and... well... at least try it if you're going to put that much effort. Chilled whiskey tastes like chilled whiskey, unless you're actually freezing your tongue with it. You might get a touch less "heat" from the alcohol, but that's about it.

[Anonymous No.15295268]

>>15295108
Are those the Blade Runner glasses again? I'm usually a sucker for stupid collector shit like that, but every time you post them I just keep thinking to myself, more and more, how fucking ugly they are.

[Anonymous No.15295282]

>>15295268
They certainly look like them, but it's not an uncommon "cut"

[Anonymous No.15295283]

>>15295268
they're also fucking heavy to make drinking as inconvenient as possible

[Anonymous No.15295288]

>>15295268
Yeah, and sorry for your shit taste m8

[Anonymous No.15295293]

>>15295283
they are at first desu but then you get used to it and its fine and my hand is stronger for it.

[Anonymous No.15295423]

>>15291415
I think glencairns look gay, and the science behind them is a little iffy. I've got a little diplomatico glass on a stem that sort of tapers at the top, like a glencairn but not as drastic. I find that if you really want to sniff a fucking drink, a glass like that funnels the alcohol fumes less. More importantly it directs the drink to the tip of my tongue, which is where you pick up sweet flavours

Otherwise I just use a regular glass. Not a lowball necessarily, just a short stubby glass

[Anonymous No.15295555]

>>15295423
The glasses in question

[Anonymous No.15295751]

>>15295555
Nice quads.

They're snifter-esque. It looks like it would do a decent job swirling and aerating the liquor on the tilt up and down, with a fairly open mouth to let things escape rather than just swamping your nose with ethanol and other volatiles... like a jet to the glencairn's piston.

[Anonymous No.15295752]

Glencairn is the best choice if you like to smell your alcohol, its shape concentrate the aroma.

But it looks super pretentious, so it's ok only for super expensive bottles

[Anonymous No.15297496]

speaking of glasses, where online is a good place to buy one or two good, new glasses? everywhere i look is packs of 4 or 6

[Anonymous No.15297545]

This is Cini Boeri, and this little cutie designed the most handsome, masculine set of glassware ever created.
I wonder what she would have made of some pansy calling her glasses too heavy.

[Anonymous No.15297603]

>>15297545
>there are anons ITT who can't hold the Cibi glass that's designed by a woman
I've held this while too drunk to sit up straight with no problems

[Anonymous No.15298210]

>*snifffff* *slurrrpp* ohhh yeah that's the stuff....THAT'S the fucking stuff! You can't beat a mature Speysider, every sip is like an orgy of Scottish flavour in my mouth! *snifffffff* she's a beaut! I'm going to nurse this one for a couple hours and then move onto the really intense stuff....yeah bro, she's a bottle of 45 year matured Highlander!