Jeremy Festa Posted July 22, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted July 22, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted July 22, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 You gave yourself 2 gift sets? Generous. I didSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Looovly, absolutely loooovly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePolskiOgorki Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Those are pretty fancy looking. I would most likely break them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Nice, I'm sure..... As for these gifts Jer.... I'll pm you my shipping address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted July 23, 2016 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted July 23, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted July 23, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted July 23, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted July 23, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted July 23, 2016 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted July 23, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted July 23, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrengle Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 I'll stick to my red solo cup for now (hard to have nice things on a tour bus!).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVOSREVENGE Posted September 25, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVOSREVENGE Posted September 26, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miurajus Posted September 26, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miurajus Posted October 6, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamz84 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 They look good...will take a look at these cheers Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaDisco Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 What's the point of the double wall construction? To slow your ice melting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEVOSREVENGE Posted October 7, 2016 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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