"CabFan" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> On 27-Oct-2003, "Steve Grant" > wrote:
>
> > > Sauvignon Blanc (new style) - most whites, including dessert wines
> >
> > I have little teeny tiny SB glasses. Are these "old style" Vinums? I
> > don't
> > see them advertised any more.
>
> If you are referring to the small, tulip shaped glass, then yes these are
> the old style. I never cared for them personally. They are actually
still
> available; they call them something else now, but I don't remember what.

They're the same shape as the Chard glasses. The stem is a little shorter;
the bowl is noticeably smaller. I think the model number is 416/3 (or maybe
/33, or maybe /33 is the new ones?).

>
> >
> > > Single Malt Scotch
> >
> > Are these worth the expense? I've been drinking single malt out of
> > everyday
> > beverage glasses from Macy's cellar. In addition: are the Vinums
> > appropriate for Scotch served OTR?
>
> I think that they are worth the money. I wasn't wild about scotch until I
> tried it in one of these at a Riedel seminar.... now I tend to drink it
> fairly regularly. I'm not sure what you mean served OTR.

Sorry, that's "on the rocks."