Riedel Sommeliers Series Single Malt Whiskey Glass
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Manufacturer: RiedelBrand: Riedel
Model: 4400 / 80
Product features:
- Glass design enhances taste of malt whiskeys
- Elongated thistle shape with short stem
- Flared lip highlights sweetness and creaminess
- Handmade, mouth-blown full lead crystal
- Holds 7 ounces; 4-1/2 inches tall; 2-1/2-inch-wide bowl
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Riedel Sommeliers Series Single Malt Whiskey Glass
Customer Review: The Only Way To Truly Enjoy Single Malt Scotch
Summary: 5 Stars
I own four of these fine crystalline works of art and love them more every time that I get a chance to enjoy vintage scotch. They way they mute harsh tones and emphasize the soft and subtle beauties of well made whiskey is unparalleled in any other whiskey glass that I have used. Caring for these lovelies is a labor of love, but it's worth the trouble. Definitely glassware worth having, especially if you love whiskey like I do. Nothing else even comes close.
Description of Riedel Sommeliers Series Single Malt Whiskey Glass
Campbell Distillers, owner of the critically acclaimed single malts Aberlour and Edradour, asked Riedel to come up with a glass that would highlight the very special characteristics of single malt whisky. And so, in early 1992, a panel of single malt experts was convened at Riedel¿s headquarters in Austria to test a range of different glasses. On the basis of this first selection, Georg Riedel undertook further research with the help of master distillers in Scotland. The result is this glass: an elongated thistle shape on a truncated stem. The design incorporates a small, slightly out-turned lip that directs the spirit onto the tip of the tongue, where sweetness is perceived, and serves to bring out the elegant creaminess of a top-quality single malt. In September 1992, a group of Britain¿s leading single malt experts gathered in London to test the prototype. They agreed that the subtle aromas of the whisky were lost in a traditional tumbler; brandy balloons emphasized the alcohol at the expense of finesse; and the copita tended to magnify the oak components to such an extent that the whisky began to take on cognac-like characteristics. The Riedel glass emerged as the clear winner, bringing forward the pure malt character of all the whiskies tasted by concentrating their aromas and accentuating their softness, roundness and silkiness.Recommended for: Single Malt Whisky, Malt Whisky, and Whisky.Handmade of mouth-blown full lead crystal, this malt whiskey glass is from Riedel?s top-of-the-line Sommeliers collection and is for those who take their whiskey seriously. As with its Sommeliers wine glasses, Riedel put the same amount of research and experience behind developing the shape of this glass for malt whiskeys, employing the help of master distillers in Scotland and expert single malt tasters in Austria. The result is this "elongated thistle"-shaped glass on a short stem, which perfectly enhances the soft malt flavor of whiskey. The glass?s flared lip directs whiskey to the tip of the tongue to draw attention to whiskey?s sweetness and draws out a single malt?s creamy texture. Expert tasters confirm that this glass shape is superior to tumblers, which inhibit whiskey?s aroma, and balloon snifters, which highlight the alcohol too much and bring out a cognac-like flavor. The delicate glass holds 7 ounces of whiskey and stands 4-1/2 inches high with a 2-1/2-inch wide bowl. --Cristina Vaamonde
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