MARTINI

Martini - James Bond's favorite aperitif, served "shaken not stirred".

The Vinum XL Martini is the classic bar glass for all Martini's and Cocktails, timeless in its elegance and beauty, and the perfect right capacity.

Innovative 21st. century glass making technology, developed by our expert technicians, ensures that the new Vinum XL glasses are remarkably durable. Vinum XL is manufactured exclusively in Riedels own factories in Bavaria, Germany.

Recommended for: Martini.

COGNAC HENNESSY

Different opinions on the ideal cognac glass are as old as the drink itself. Even today, cognac is mainly served in wide tulip-shaped glasses - in spite of the disadvantages which this traditional shape has for the enjoyment of cognac.

The differences in colour, aroma and taste are the features by which the quality of a cognac is judged. The finely tuned shape of this glass harmonises the aroma and the taste, tempering the alcohol and the stringency of the palate and emphasizing the bouquet.

The flute-shaped glass allows its contents a very small evaporation surface. You will be surprised to detect no pungent fumes but delicately balanced aromas reminiscent of a summer meadow.

Recommended for: Cognac, XO, V.S.O.P., Ugni Blanc (Cognac).

PORT

This glass highlights the rich fruit and sweetness characteristic of port.

During a series of tastings conducted in London and Austria, some of the world's greatest port experts selected this glass as the ideal shape for vintage port.

Recommended for: Tawny Port, Vintage Port.

SINGLE MALT WHISKY

In early 1992, a panel of Scotch whisky experts convened at Riedel's headquarters in Austria to test a range of nineteen different glass shapes.

On the basis of this first selection, Georg Riedel undertook further research with the help of master distillers in Scotland.

This research resulted in a glass that is an elongated thistle shape on a truncated stem. The design incorporates a small, slightly outturned lip which directs the spirit onto the tip of the tongue, where sweetness is perceived, and serves to emphasize the elegant creaminess of top quality single malt whisky.

Recommended for: Single Malt Whisky, Malt Whisky, Whisky.