Thanks Glassman and Cajun. I am aware of the history of the quaich. I guess what I want to know if how people use them now. Is it a matter of only using them for Burns Nights, weddings and christenings. Or does anyone use them on a more casual basis.

So, more likely to get toasted on communion wine than others? I didn't know that the alcohol content was higher. What does that say for the fellow who has to chug the leftover wine, so that none remains of the wine that underwent the miracle on the altar. Don't envy the person who has to do that neither from the germ perspective or the risk of a drinking and driving charge on the way home from church.