How many glasses can you pour from a bottle of whiskey? It depends on the glass! Here are the most used
Why is whiskey tasted following a rigorous procedure?
Il whiskey is a strongly alcoholic distillate obtained from the skilful processing of fermented cereals like barley.
These are transformed into malt through distillation which is then aged in fine wines wooden barrels to give the typical flavored flavor that made it famous all over the world.
The flavor and body of the whiskey, as well as his own alcohol content, vary according to the manufacturer and the distillation method.
Its origins lie in Scotland and Ireland but rather valuable variants are also produced in America and Japan.
The standard whiskey composition includes water, cereals, peat and yeast. Barley, corn, rye or wheat can be used and the production process goes through the maceration phase and that of fermentation of cereals.
Subsequently the distillation, aging and blending create the true taste and body of the whiskey that is so ready to bottle.
The whole production process it influences its taste and value so on the market you will find bottles that cost a few tens of euros up to several thousand euros.
Per esempio a rare Macallan da 70 centiliters it can come to cost over seven thousand euros. Surely with a bottle like this one tends to be less generous with the doses, don't you think?
Many bottles for a myriad of glasses
For this reason the world of cereal distillates is wide and welcomes recipes, stories and tasting traditions of great interest and value.
As with any earthly pleasure there are various ways to fully enjoy it and, in this case, the glass can really influence the outcome of the tasting.
Whiskey is a strong spirit that requires one tasting that stimulates all five senses, including hearing.
To fully understand it, you need to choose the right glass and calmly respect temperatures, doses and times.
There is one amazing variety of whiskey glasses and all, more or less, are suitable to welcome it.
What matters is that they are strictly transparent because for the tasting it is important to proceed first of all to the visual analysis.
The most popular glasses are those a long background with a high and narrow mouth, a format that blocks aromas and flavors by slowing down oxidation.
Other types of whiskey glasses
Those from grappa are also good, with a slightly wider opening which lets the odors spread after they have concentrated in the cup.
For those who prefer to slightly heat the whiskey to stimulate the rising of the aromas it is preferable to use the glass a pera, easy enough to find.
Another popular format is that of tulip glasses which are equipped with a lid to prevent odors from escaping. We warn you, however, that smelling a whiskey poured into the glass is of little use because the alcohol would numb your nose. invalidating the tasting.
What matters for the purpose of drinking is keep the aromas without altering the structure of the whiskey in a glass able to preserve the spirit of the distillate as much as possible.
Standard or ideal doses and quantities
All these glasses have very different capacities and, for this reason, the quantity to be poured could vary.
The standard quantity for taste the whiskey goes from two to quattro centilitri which seem very few but for a distillate of this power they are the right compromise between alcohol content and pleasantness of tasting.
In any case, feel free to taste the quantities that please you best but without exaggerating.
