Quote Originally Posted by Colin View Post
do you suggest a nosing glass for whisky? I have a decanter and the typical crystal glasses. I do wonder if I shouldn't pick up a few nice nosing glasses though. What do you think?
To quote from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society -
"The glass should be tulip-shaped, with a narrow opening. The Society nosing glass is best, then the sherry copita, brandy snifter and wine glass in descending order of desirability. The open-mouthed cut glass article that is traditionally called a whisky tumbler is not suitable at all. The mouth is for pouring the whisky into for the purpose of tasting. The tongue and palate, both of which are located within the mouth, detect the primary tastes: sweet, sour or acidic, salty, bitter or dry. The size and shape of the mouth are irrelevant, but prior to tasting they should not be encumbered by other flavours such as lozenges, tobacco, etc.

The nose is far and away the most important bit of kit when you are evaluating malt whiskies. Our most sensitive organ-there are a mere 4 primary tastes and 3 primary colours, but there are 23 primary aromas-it can pick up scents diluted to one part in a million."

Since the "nose" of the whisky is such an important part of enjoying & tasting a good single-malt Scotch, I'd recommed getting a good tulip shaped whisky nosing glass that'll help concentrate the aroma. Here's some websites with good examples.

http://www.royalmilewhiskies.com/cat...?cat_id=S_GLAS
http://www.thewhiskysociety.com/view...6&product=2305
http://www.thewhiskysociety.com/view...6&product=2306
http://www.dcs.ed.ac.uk/home/jhb/whisky/noseglas.html

Hope that helps - enjoy!
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