The Glencairn whisky glass is the gold standard in whisky glassware. It is designed specifically for drinking whisky neat.
To give you some idea of how popular this glass is in the whisky world, all of the distilleries in Scotland and Ireland use it for tasting during their tours.
The mouth (top) of the glass tapers to allows easy and accurate nosing of the whisky. The wide bowl shows off the color of the whisky beautifully, and the base allows for easy holding without warming the whisky.
It also looks fantastic. It’s specially designed to hold the right amount of whisky in the bowl (fill it up to the point where it starts to taper up, just like in the photo below)
If you’re drinking whisky of any quality, the Glencairn whisky glass should be your number one go-to item for appreciating it in full.
