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<p>[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 225042, member: 121"]I find most contemporary glassware too large. Except a pint should be a pint if you want a decent head, but a pilsner will do for an American lager, as it is so tasteless that you have to scarf it down to keep it down. I even think that those large balloon snifters are vulgar - you should savor, not squander, and its difficult to warm that much cognac with your hands. </p><p><br /></p><p>But modern tastes call for large glasses.....and then all you hear is "Can I have another drink? This one has gotten warm." Well of COURSE it has - you have a pint of vodka in there. Why not put it in a smaller (proper?) glass and have TWO fresh ones? </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess that is not the American way though. To each his own, I am not criticizing, just observing...........[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 225042, member: 121"]I find most contemporary glassware too large. Except a pint should be a pint if you want a decent head, but a pilsner will do for an American lager, as it is so tasteless that you have to scarf it down to keep it down. I even think that those large balloon snifters are vulgar - you should savor, not squander, and its difficult to warm that much cognac with your hands. But modern tastes call for large glasses.....and then all you hear is "Can I have another drink? This one has gotten warm." Well of COURSE it has - you have a pint of vodka in there. Why not put it in a smaller (proper?) glass and have TWO fresh ones? I guess that is not the American way though. To each his own, I am not criticizing, just observing...........[/QUOTE]
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