Riedel Vinum Single Malt Scotch Glasses, Set of 6

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If you generally tend to echo the words of actor Joe Don Baker in Mitchell–when asked, “How do you like your Scotch?” he replied, “By the quart”–then the Riedel Vinum series single malt whiskey glass might not be your cup of Teaninich. Now not so for fans of small-batch Bourbons and other nonblended whiskies: with its flared lip and wide tulip-shaped bowl atop the circular base, this vessel is designed to direct its contents to flavor-friendly areas of the mouth and nose. The underlying theory of all Riedel stemware states that the tongue is divided into four zones, each and every recognizing either sweetness, bitterness, saltiness, or acidity; by changing the dimensions and shape of the glass, Riedel can accentuate wine’s and spirits’ positives even as mitigating negatives. Unlike the standard brandy snifter, which concentrates the alcoholic vapors and burns out the shnoz, the lip of the one malt glass disperses them, allowing you to benefit from the subtleties, whether your drink be Speyburn or sour mash. –Tony Mason

Designed specially for premium Scotch, Irish, and Tennessee whiskeys
Machine-made of 24% lead crystal
Inexpensive second-tier from a prestigious name in wine-friendly stemware
Made in Bavaria by world’s premier wine glass maker
Height, Capacity: 4 1/2″H, 7 oz.