Jeremy Festa Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Fellow reprobates,Just a little heads up to say "Glencairn! Eat your heart out!"I backed these guys on Kickstarter back in 2015 and the glasses finally arrived the other day! Norlan! Look them up! Great weight to them. Solid but not overly heavy. Once filled you can really witness the double wall construction and the Whisky reflects up through the cavity giving he glass a golden rim effect.Pretty stoked with them. Highly recommend. Here's the latest production vid:- Found them here:- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/norlan/the-norlan-whisky-glassSláinte Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3
Fuzz Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Saw this and was sorely tempted... but I drink a helluva lot more wine than whisky, so I bought a case of wine instead.
Jeremy Festa Posted July 22, 2016 Author Posted July 22, 2016 Saw this and was sorely tempted... but I drink a helluva lot more wine than whisky, so I bought a case of wine instead. Must be nasty wine! I got 8 glasses for $182USD. 2 sets of 2 for gifts and 4 for me! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Fuzz Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 13 minutes ago, Jerocco said: Must be nasty wine! I got 8 glasses for $182USD. 2 sets of 2 for gifts and 4 for me! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You gave yourself 2 gift sets? Generous.
Jeremy Festa Posted July 22, 2016 Author Posted July 22, 2016 You gave yourself 2 gift sets? Generous. I didSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
ThePolskiOgorki Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Those are pretty fancy looking. I would most likely break them.
Guest Posted July 22, 2016 Posted July 22, 2016 Nice, I'm sure..... As for these gifts Jer.... I'll pm you my shipping address.
JohnS Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 5 hours ago, rob said: Nice, I'm sure..... As for these gifts Jer.... I'll pm you my shipping address. Yes Jer. Rest assured, they'll go to a good home and be put to good use!
Ken Gargett Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 similar concept to what we are seeing in coffee glasses recently. discovered the other day that riedel do a zacapa glass. i am investigating. 1
Fuzz Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 27 minutes ago, Ken Gargett said: similar concept to what we are seeing in coffee glasses recently. discovered the other day that riedel do a zacapa glass. i am investigating. They originally came in a gift set.
Ken Gargett Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 5 minutes ago, Fuzz said: They originally came in a gift set. ta fuzz. i had seen that but i gather they are now available individually. chasing up the bloke who runs riedel in australia. he is always very helpful with info.
Fuzz Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 They look similar to the Riedel Vinum Cognac Hennessy glass. I see that the Zacapa glasses are available from a UK website.
JohnS Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 Yes, they do look similar to the Riedel Vinum Cognac glass, which sits nicely in the hand and allows you to sift through the nose and sip your drink better than the standard brandy balloon, in my opinion. Ken, I'd be interested to know two things from your contact at Riedel... 1) Is that the same glass for the Zacapa XO and Centenario 23 (it looks so)? 2) Is the Zacapa glass wider and thicker than the cognac glass?
Ken Gargett Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 1 minute ago, JohnS said: Yes, they do look similar to the Riedel Vinum Cognac glass, which sits nicely in the hand and allows you to sift through the nose and sip your drink better than the standard brandy balloon, in my opinion. Ken, I'd be interested to know two things from your contact at Riedel... 1) Is that the same glass for the Zacapa XO and Centenario 23 (it looks so)? 2) Is the Zacapa glass wider and thicker than the cognac glass? see what i can find out. as far as i am aware, definitely the same. be unlikely they would have two different glasses for a single producer.
Fuzz Posted July 23, 2016 Posted July 23, 2016 The stem looks thicker, the bowl wider, and the rim not as flared on the Zacapa glass, compared to the Riedel Vinum Cognac Hennessy glass.
Nrengle Posted August 11, 2016 Posted August 11, 2016 I'll stick to my red solo cup for now (hard to have nice things on a tour bus!)....
BEVOSREVENGE Posted September 25, 2016 Posted September 25, 2016 On 7/22/2016 at 4:43 AM, Jeremy Festa said: Fellow reprobates, Just a little heads up to say "Glencairn! Eat your heart out!" I backed these guys on Kickstarter back in 2015 and the glasses finally arrived the other day! Norlan! Look them up! So, are these worth getting? Did you really notice a difference? The concept and marketing seem enticing.
Jeremy Festa Posted September 26, 2016 Author Posted September 26, 2016 So, are these worth getting? Did you really notice a difference? The concept and marketing seem enticing.Yes. They are worth it. And you can tell the difference. I remained dubious, but have done several side by side tests with my glencairn vs norlan. You notice the difference significantly more with cask strength whiskies, but overall there is less sharpness when sniffing any whisky and as a result you can definitely pick out more flavours that would usually hide behind the alcohol or be overpowered by it. I really dig them.Also, there are 2 aesthetic elements that came out of it that weren't mentioned. When filled the light that pours through the whisky reflect up in between the two glass layers and give the glass a golden edge. Which is really cool! And when looking directly into the glass they each have an ever so slightly different pattern. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
BEVOSREVENGE Posted September 26, 2016 Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) @Jeremy Festa Awesome, thanks for the response! Will get a pair and try them out. update -. Have ordered 2 pair. October shipping Edited September 27, 2016 by BEVOSREVENGE Update 1
miurajus Posted September 26, 2016 Posted September 26, 2016 I'm also set for a pair based on your comments. The next batch I believe ships sometime in OCT. 1
miurajus Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 Just to update, they billed me today. I am of the assumption OCT batch will be shipping shortly. Will follow up soon.
shamz84 Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 They look good...will take a look at these cheers Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
PapaDisco Posted October 6, 2016 Posted October 6, 2016 What's the point of the double wall construction? To slow your ice melting?
BEVOSREVENGE Posted October 7, 2016 Posted October 7, 2016 On October 6, 2016 at 7:33 AM, PapaDisco said: What's the point of the double wall construction? To slow your ice melting? Don't have mine yet but I believe that they advise against using ice.
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