The difference between whiskey glass and shot glass

In our daily life, we can always see a lot of glass cups for wine with many types for selection. And their manufacturing technology and materials are different from each other.  There are red wine cups, white wine cups, beer cups and so on, which are common types. Today, we talk about the difference.

Whiskey glass

Whisky glasses refer to glasses specially used for drinking whiskey. The wine cup is round and short.  The bottom of the cup is very thick. This is because whiskey is drinkable with ice. Three or four pieces of ice are swaying inside. It's not possible without a certain thickness.  So the whole Whiskey Cup is much thicker than the brandy cup.  The sound of ice hitting the glass back and forth in the cup is wonderful If on one occasion everyone is drinking whiskey, the sound is the symphony of wine. 

Spirit/shot glass

A spirits cup is a kind of wine cup with a high alcohol content.  Usually we think that the cup that holds more than 40 degrees of foreign wine is called a spirits cup. The spirits cup belongs to one kind of cocktail cup.  It's a cup used to drink distilled liquor other than brandy without ice.  The capacity of the cup is in the range of 1-2 OZ.

Brandy glass cup

A short-legged glass with a small mouth and a wide abdomen.   Although the actual capacity of the cup is very large (240-300 ml), the amount of alcohol poured into the cup (about 30 ml) should not be excessive.  Take the amount of glass placed horizontally and wine not spilling over in the belly of the cup as quantity.   The brandy cup is born with an aristocratic flavor. It's really designed for brandy.  Round figure can let the fragrance of centuries of agar remain in the cup.  Drinking often uses the finger of the middle finger and ring finger to clamp the handle of the cup, so that the temperature of the hand is passed into the cup to make the wine warmer, thereby increasing liquor flavor and fragrance. It is preferable to pour no more than 1/3.

Here, we have some instruction of the drinking way of whiskey glass cup.

Pure drink

Pour the whiskey directly into the glass and feel the amber liquid slipping through the body quietly. The fragrance is instantly pervasive.

Add water 

In fact, adding a proper amount of water does not make whiskey lose its original flavor, on the contrary, this may make the alcoholic taste lighter, leading to the hidden aroma of whiskey.

Add ice

This drinking way is also called on the rock. It's another option for drinkers who want to reduce alcohol stimulation but don't want to dilute whiskey.  However, whiskey with ice can inhibit the alcohol taste, but also because of cooling, some of the aroma is blocked, it is difficult to taste the original flavor characteristics of whiskey.

Add Soda water

High ball is a blend of spirits and soda. For Whisky High ball, Coke is the most popular way to drink.  Therefore, in Highball drinking method, Coke is commonly used in American whiskey. As for other kinds of whiskey, most of them are made with ginger soda and other soda water.

Add green tea

The Japanese invented water cutting, while the Chinese developed an innovative drinking method of adding green tea. Whisky and green tea have become popular all over China and are especially loved by young ethnic groups.