February 23, 201511 yr Shot glass? Something akin to a brandy snifter? Straight out of the bottle as soon as you leave the store?:whistling: Seriously though, for you bourbon drinkers out there, when partaking what do you use?
February 23, 201511 yr Author Glencairn I had no idea what that was and had to Google it. My word for the day, thanks fkyw!:thumb:
February 23, 201511 yr Author Glencairn And the elaborate...what does drinking it from a glecairn impart on the bourbon?
February 23, 201511 yr Glencairn If neat, good call. If rocks, a rocks glass. Just make sure it's one large cube or piece of ice.
February 23, 201511 yr I have some favorites that I have acquired over the years of travel, that being said, I refuse to address my kleptomania for fear of losing my single malt glasses
February 23, 201511 yr Straight out of the bottle, still in a brown paper bag, underneath a bridge. Go big or go home.
February 23, 201511 yr When I try a new bourbon, I like to drink it neat out of a Glencairn. That being said, I generally drink my bourbon on the rocks. When I'm in my own home...I'm drinking it in a rocks glass over a large, clear ice cube. (The clearer the ice, the less oxygen there is in the ice and thereby the denser the ice is and the slower it is to melt.) Here's how I get my ice:
February 23, 201511 yr My friend is convinced only out of copper. ...so does he/she think glass is reactive with bourbon, then?
February 23, 201511 yr And the elaborate...what does drinking it from a glecairn impart on the bourbon?Opens it up and allows you to get a better nose of the bourbon. Since a lot of what we call taste is actually the smell this is good. I've done side-by-sides in different glasses, there is a noticeable difference when using a Glencairn.
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