jbutler Posted September 15, 1999 Share Posted September 15, 1999 While touring several of the distilleries earlier this year, I noticed that the Quality Control departments all used what are referred to as "nosing" glasses. In construction, not unlike a wine glass, but more extruded like a champagne flute to concentrate vapors at the top. If memory serves correctly, these glasses had a fill line on them as well.I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to find same. I don't have a problem with purchasing an entire case if need be. Does anyone know of a source for these?Regards,Jim ButlerStraightbourbon.com Staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewBryson Posted September 16, 1999 Share Posted September 16, 1999 I don't have a source, but I believe these glasses are also known as copita glasses, which may help in tracking them down. Try restaurant supply houses and ask to see their glassware catalog from someplace like Libbey's.Lew BrysonHirsch Reserve 16 YO: Real Pennsylvania Bourbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest **DONOTDELETE** Posted December 4, 1999 Share Posted December 4, 1999 I don't know this for fact, but I recall seeing those on a Reidel crystal chart, in the Sommelier series. Could be wrong, though...Life's too short for bad music!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted December 6, 1999 Share Posted December 6, 1999 I believe I have seen them advertised in The Malt Advocate.- chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theron Volkman Posted December 6, 1999 Share Posted December 6, 1999 I stopped into my favorite liquor store earlier today to pick up a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle's bourbon they had ordered for meand while I was waiting for the clerk to fetch my bottle I noticed a gift package of some kind of liquer(sp?). It had two nice looking nosing glasses and the bottle of liquer for $18.00. I decided to purchase it, I will put the glasses on my shelf, throw the box away and wrap the bottle for my sister-in-law for Christmas. You might look for something similar. I have also seensingle malt scotch packaged this way before, especially during the holidays.Theron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest **DONOTDELETE** Posted February 11, 2000 Share Posted February 11, 2000 Sellers of "scientific" wine and spirits glasses are all working on Barnham's first law of economics. Forget it. Some inexpensive champaign glasses with fairly vertical sides are all you need. Inexpensive and easy to find.Learned to appreciate Bourbon when I was a student in Chicago in the 1960's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbutler Posted February 11, 2000 Author Share Posted February 11, 2000 It's already long forgotten. I found some glasses that fit the bill to a "T" in the clearance section at a Mikasa factory outlet store. About a buck apiece, and they work flawlessly.I was mostly curious as to where these people were finding this graduated glassware.Regards,Jim ButlerStraightBourbon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest **DONOTDELETE** Posted October 15, 2000 Share Posted October 15, 2000 If you don't mind a little advertising,you can get some fine glasses which bearthe name of The Glenlivet on them for about50 cents apiece. Work fine for Scotch, andI assume they'd do just as well for Bourbonand Tennessee whiskiesRegardsRichard Block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 It isn't advertising if you don't tell us where and how.--Chuck Cowdery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanStotz Posted October 16, 2000 Share Posted October 16, 2000 Jim:> I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to find same. I don't have a problem> with purchasing an entire case if need be. Does anyone know of a source for> these?Well, unless you're making beaucoup bucks off this site, I don't think a case of these is realistic; hell, even the minimum order of two will set you back more than pocket change. But you can get similar nosing glasses at http://www.maisonduwhisky.fr/mwf/index1.htm. Not the stemmed champagne type you're thinking of, but I have both varieties and these are far and away the better of the two. Blow the extra ten bucks and get the 30cl large version instead of the small; the difference is bigger than you might think, with much more all-important surface area in the large glasses. If you need a glass with fill lines for proof dilutions, check eBay. A lot of really nice ones show up, some are even quite old distillery souvenirs. I have Old Fitz and Old Charter varieties, and both were relatively cheap (~$3.00, shipping not included).Stotz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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