Before the First Sip — There Is the Nose.
This goblet was designed for the moment before you drink.
Eyes closed. Glass tilted. The nose lowered to the rim. The first read of the whisky — cask, fruit, smoke, salt — before a single drop crosses the palate. The Hourglass Tasting Goblet was built for that moment, and only that moment.
THE SCIENCE OF THE SILHOUETTE
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Rounded Lower Bowl — Where the whisky rests and breathes. The curved base concentrates liquid and allows full oxidation before nosing.
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Narrow Waist — 5cm — The hourglass form is deliberate. The constriction channels every aromatic compound upward, focused and precise.
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Gently Flared Rim — Opens just enough. Delivers aroma without the aggressive alcohol hit of a wide-rimmed glass.
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Elongated Fine Stem — 20cm Total Height — Tall, sculptural, refined. The stem keeps warmth away from the bowl and presence on the table.
FOR THE RITUAL OF THE EXPERT
Hold the glass to the light. Read the colour against the cask — pale gold, burnt amber, deep mahogany. Tilt it. Watch the legs slide down the inner wall. Lower the nose. Identify the first wave, then the second. Only then, the sip. The Hourglass Tasting Goblet exists for the man who knows that drinking whisky and tasting whisky are two different acts — and chooses, every time, the second one.
ARCHITECTURE OF TASTE
| Material |
Lead-Free Crystal |
| Total Height |
200mm |
| Bowl Diameter |
85mm |
| Stem Diameter |
5mm |
| Base Diameter |
85mm |
| Capacity |
310ml |
| Weight |
310g |
| Profile |
Hourglass tulip with elongated stem |
| Care |
Hand wash recommended |
FOR THOSE WHO TASTE WITH THEIR EYES CLOSED.
This is not the glass you reach for at the end of a long day. It is the glass you reach for when you want to read the bottle, decode the cask, honour the years inside it. For the connoisseur who already knows the difference. And for the bottle that earned this much attention.
