I know there are better options for brandy/cognac, but I'd like to have a few snifters around. What are your favorites?
I know there are better options for brandy/cognac, but I'd like to have a few snifters around. What are your favorites?
I'm partial to the Riedel Vinum cognac glasses. I wouldn't call these "the best" but they are quite nice for the money.
That's one of the better options that I knew of, but I'm looking for snifters. Not quite the same.
No, it really doesn't make a difference in taste to me to be completely truthful. It's more of a consideration of aesthetics and an emotional appeal in my book. I wouldn't drink a $200 bottle of wine out of a plastic cup but the taste difference between blown glass, 40% lead crystal glass or other types of glass isn't discernable to me. However, if you are going to enjoy quality drinks, why not have them in quality drinkware? The power of suggestion is surprisingly potent at times.
So I gotta ask you guys this....does the Waterford or Riedel really make a difference? I actually use the snifters I got a IKEA most of the time. I can't tell a difference beyond the aesthetic. I once went to Riedel sponsored tasting of wine where they tried to convince you that their glasses made wine taste better. I was the only one who thought it was crap. Either I don't have the nose or palate to discern the difference or I'm just not as open to the power of suggestion.
Thoughts?
Yes, I know and I apologize for that but the problem is that many snifters are slowly being phased out by some manufacturers. A collective of professional cognac and brandy snobs... umm.. I mean experts, have decreed last year that the ideal shape for drinking cognac is a stemmed, tulip shaped glass and not the traditional snifter.
Right, got it. I already have a couple glasses that fit this style. I just think snifters look cool and wanted some for a less pretentious setting. I often get labeled the "snob" when I bring out the Glencairns for whiskey with friends. Snifters for brandy/cognac get less attention.
I have the big Brandy snifter that contains around 500ml. They are great but I'm always going back to my B&B Glencairn glass...
I often get labeled the "snob" when I bring out the Glencairns for whiskey with friends. Snifters for brandy/cognac get less attention.
I have some snifters that have a taller profile than the normal shape (imagine a snifter slightly stretched out vertically) that have always done a exemplary job. Here they are: http://www.crateandbarrel.com/dining-and-entertaining/cordial-glasses/sipping-glass/f818. Mine are 15 years old or so, pretty beat up from the dishwasher, but still going strong - the stories they could tell!
Yes, I know and I apologize for that but the problem is that many snifters are slowly being phased out by some manufacturers. A collective of professional cognac and brandy snobs... umm.. I mean experts, have decreed last year that the ideal shape for drinking cognac is a stemmed, tulip shaped glass and not the traditional snifter.