The Black Tot Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Time spent at sea leads one to the contemplation of the smaller things in life - Or, I'm bored...I was thinking about glassware for tastings and I've seen in a few pics around the internet where people use little glass covers on top of their glasses of whiskey which are standing by. It makes a lot of sense to me to keep the smells of the whiskeys from interacting outside the glass, and to isolate the full aroma that comes out of the glass into the room for an objective tasting.So where do you get such little lids for your glencairns or what not?I was thinking I'd like something nice to go with nicer crystal glassware. I considered round eyeglass lens blanks - something convex would make a nice topper and probably make half decent contact with the glass rim. But I have no idea where to buy bulk eyeglass blanks. (Is anyone here an optician?) Are they reasonably priced in bulk?I'm open to suggestions on what people use. One of the new tasting glasses I've bought has a 3" rim, so I'm looking for stuff up to probably a 3 1/4" diameter. I'm also looking for smaller ones for regular and Canadian glencairns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavius Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I got mine here. About 3/4 down the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 VERY nice, Clavius! This is what I'm talking about. I'll have to have Mrs Tot measure the top of the CDN Glencairns to see if the watch glass cover will fit.Still need a solution for the 3 inch diameter glass, but this is a better start than I was hoping for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Once I had the "watch glass" keyword from Clavius I found this:https://www.gogenlab.com/equipment-laboratory/condensers/allihn-condensers/pyrex-plain-watch-glass-beaker-coverswhich offers a 3" and a 3.5" model. It's "lab glass" so probably not very fancy. Still looking for a larger diameter frou frou version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbanzobean Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 If you're not holding formal tastings where you need to impress people, Ralfy recommends keeping some of the metal tops of the packaging tubes that some whiskies come in and using those. The CEHT series comes to mind, bourbon-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazolman Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I have ordered them from Amazon as well. The 50mm fit Glencairns. I have seen sizes all the way up to 150mm or about 6 inches. I would recommend buying a few extra. They seem to get broken or lost way too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNovaMan Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Where I work, we get a lot of that type of stuff from VWR. They only list up to 3.5" but we have much larger ones in the Stockroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Tot Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Where I work, we get a lot of that type of stuff from VWR. They only list up to 3.5" but we have much larger ones in the Stockroom.Novaman, what is VWR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Reserve Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Novaman, what is VWR?On this board it should be Van Winkle Rye, but I'm sure TheNovaMan s referring to VWR a scientific supply house.https://us.vwr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 ebay also has them. they come various thicknesses and finish. edges can be smoothed with grinder (ground glass) or fire polished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNovaMan Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 On this board it should be Van Winkle Rye, but I'm sure TheNovaMan s referring to VWR a scientific supply house.https://us.vwr.com/ Correct on both counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainWhip Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 http://www.scotchwhiskyglass.com/glassware.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balcones Winston Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 This is what we use at Balcones. They fit perfectly on the lip of a Glencairn glasshttp://www.gwkent.com/1-1-2in-solid-end-cap.html#detailed-description Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 This is what we use at Balcones. They fit perfectly on the lip of a Glencairn glass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAbiker Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Do Watch covers/tasting glass covers have to be glass or metal? I had a small tasting for a couple of couples my wife works with and realized I didn't have glass covers. Had some nice pieces of walnut lumber (do a little woodworking as yet another hobby). Fired up the table saw and router and shortly thereafter had 20 2.5"X2.5" smooth sanded squares. Seemed to work just fine. Was thinking about using danish oil to preserve but afraid it would leave a scent. Could also use polyurethane, but afraid of the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 GAB, food-quality mineral oil works; just be sure to use very little and rub in well. I've used it on butcher blocks. BTW, the wood squares are a nice idea. "Anybody" can buy covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAbiker Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 GAB, food-quality mineral oil works; just be sure to use very little and rub in well. I've used it on butcher blocks. BTW, the wood squares are a nice idea. "Anybody" can buy covers.Thanks Harry. Here's 6 I used Danish Oil on (from reading, food safe, just takes a while to cure completely). Will try the GAB food quality mineral oil on others. And use up the rest of the walnut already cut to make some that I won't preserve at all.http://i.imgur.com/nlnirJg.jpgThey also work well as coasters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry in WashDC Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) LOL at myself. I wasn't clear (I better start drinking; I lose focus if I stop:grin:). GAB = GAbiker to me, not a mineral oil brand. Yeah, the Danish oil is nice, but it does have a long cure time. I only use it on outdoor pieces. Back on thread - did you give them to the guests as a keepsake from the evening? Edited February 1, 2015 by Harry in WashDC typos, of course - it's me typing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAbiker Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 LOL at myself. I wasn't clear (I better start drinking; I lose focus if I stop:grin:). GAB = GAbiker to me, not a mineral oil brand. Yeah, the Danish oil is nice, but it does have a long cure time. I only use it on outdoor pieces. Back on thread - did you give them to the guests as a keepsake from the evening?Harry, I didn't as they still needed a little sanding to be just right. I did send them home with what was left of the bottle of Weller 12 that they liked the best of the 5 whiskeys they tasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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