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Hello everyone!
I'm Raquel, a student from Leuven, Belgium. For a school project, I'm assigned to do research about a new business idea: to make whisky glasses out of the recycled wood of the barrels. We want to know if there is interest in this idea, as I'm not a whisky specialist myself.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAKNr7P5ab_oWhz2cDGF5vHFqzXh4y0fu8nO5TN7wwHK4a-Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
Feel free to fill in the survey underneath. You would help me a lot, because apparently you guys are the real specialists!
Interesting idea! I am honest to say that I would most likely not use a Glencairn made of wood, for several reasons:
“That's what I do. I drink, and I know things.” (Tyrion Lannister)
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@Raquel_Moeyaert
I would also not use a wooden glass as for the reasons @SlàinteMhath listed.
Seeing the colour of whisky is important. Also to swirl it around in a glass to see how "oily" he whisky is.
Then you have the cleanliness of the wood. Glass is much easier to keep hygienic.
@Raquel_Moeyaert
However, some people may buy something like that if it is beautifully done as an ornament.
you consider using the wood as a glencairn glass holder, say a box customised to store 6 glencairns.
in Japan, the Pioneer audio company has used old Suntory whisky barrels to make hifi speaker box, and due to the density of the wood, the sound is pretty damn awesome.
@Raquel_Moeyaert I dont know about a 'glass', but traditionally, Scotch Whisky was consumed out of a wooden bowl called a Quaich. There's even a picture of Prince Charles drinking Laphroaig out of one floating around online. This would probably be your best bet. Let us know how the project turns out!
“I’m a simple man. All I want is enough sleep for two normal men, enough whiskey for three, and enough women for four.”
~Joel Rosenburg
@DramTasticVoyage Sorry,
this ritual drinking equipment was not used for savoring whisky but to ritually sign a contract of a young man into the army of a clan.