The most famous whisky glass. You see it in series, movies and everywhere on the web if you search for whisky glass.
But right from the start things went downhill for this glass. The 25ml is barely visible in the glass. Never mind waltzing it around the glass. It felt like shaking a smoothie. And thanks to the carving on the sides, I could not spot the line at all.
Holding the glass feels nice, made me feel like Harvey Specter from Suits. But the amount of whisky felt miserable and I missed the clinking of ice cubes.
The first sniff on the glass gave me some aroma's, but mostly air. After 15 minutes, I got even less. Big plus: I just put the glass in the dishwasher when I was done!
Conclusion: I'm going to keep this one for a whisky on the rocks or for an old fashioned. Not the best glass for me for enjoying a dram.

I found this glass somewhere and knew I had to add it to this test. I never used it for whisky before this test, but it was initially meant for it. (With the Classic Malts selection logo.) It might not show on the photo, but it is actually quite large.
It got the full point for waltzing the whisky around the glass, although it did feel like drinking wine. I had a good view on the line and tears. No argument, the first part went ok.
Drinking from this glass was pretty easy and it felt ok. However, something was not adding up. It felt like drinking whisky from just the wrong glass. Sniffing was ok, for the first one, but I lost many aroma's in the second after 15 minutes.
This glass survived the dishwasher afterwards, so it does get the point for easy cleaning as well!
Conclusion: Although it did get close on many aspects, I could not give it full points on everything. It just did not feel right. So, with apologies to this glass, it is never going to be used for whisky again.  

After the first two glasses in this test, this was the first glass that gave me some spirit on the nose. I forgot that could happen, so I needed a small pause after my first, rather enthusiastic sniff. The copita is actually one of the most common glasses you encounter when you visit a tasting or event. It has this great tapered shape that makes it ideal for swirling the whisky in the glass and sniff. It is also maintained some aroma's after 15 minutes of open air.
I like the way it feels and handles, although it feels like the glass could brake. While drinking, I realized the tapered opening is smaller than the previous glasses. I had to sip, not drink.
After drinking, I decided not to put this glass in the dishwasher. I had some bad experiences with that. Because this meant I had to wash it by hand, I found it not so easy to clean. It lost that point.
Conclusion: Great glass for tasting! I can see why it is used for many tastings. It stays.

Now, most readers must be some kind of whisk(e)y enthousiast and will be familiar with this glass. Developed to be the ultimate glass for tasting whisky, it has a bulbous belly and an inward tapered top. Like a chimney for all the aroma's. Not the first with the inward tapered opening in this test, it is the first with a small inward curve between belly and opening.
Although giving the whisky a twirl in this glass, the broad foot is very different to a stem like the copita has. I think it is just trying to find the right grip. It did give me the line and tears that I wanted to see. But holding it more horizontally made me hold the glass instead of the foot.
I like the way it drinks, and enjoyed the way it guides the nosing after the pour and a while after.
Now, I already knew what would happen with cleaning, since you cannot put this glass in the dishwasher. I did it previously and managed to give three of my glasses some serious damage to the glass. So handwash it is. And I do not enjoy doing that.
Conclusion, great glass. On an even place with the copita for me. Love the shape, the foot not so much.

To be honest, I thought this glass would score high in the test. It had the bulbous belly, tapered curve and then a wide rim. But it scored very poorly.
First of all, giving the whisky a twirl was me holding the glass from the top and tryin to make the right motion. I did get a nice line, but because I did not manage to waltz it in one motion, I shook it around rather than twirl it. The bottom of the glass, rather then being a bowl, is actually rather flat. Like the tumbler.
Secondly, the aroma. Full point for the first sniff, but where I thought the curve would hold some in, the second was gone.
Third: Maybe it is my fat nose, but the rim was uncomfortable on the tip of my nose. It made me press the rim in my nose and tilt my head backwards to drink, rather then tip the glass.
And finally cleaning: I placed the glass in the dishwasher, but the flat bottom kept waterdrops in some way. So taking it out, I had water spots. Could not reach it properly cleaning by hand.
Conclusion: Would not recommend, unless your nose is smaller than mine.
Update: It's a Turkish tea glass... I feel a little bit stupid.

Now, As you can see on the photo, this is the smallest glass in the test. Look how big that dram looks! The glass itself has the same shape as the Glencairn, but smaller. Bulbous belly, inward curve and tapered opening. But is has a stem instead of a chunky foot. I got this glass somewhere and it has a faded logo of Joseph Guy Cognac on it. And I like it a lot.
First of all: Great lines and tears after an easy twirl holding the stem.
Aroma's great after pour and like the Glencairn and copita also great for the second time. Although I cannot put it in the dishwasher, I can easily clean this one by hand. Where I had trouble reaching the bottom with the Glencairn and the little vase, this one was easy because of its size.
Conclusion: I think we got my winner. I really like this glass for tasting whisky!
Update: It's now on my 2nd place. See below.

So, after quite a while of using my Cognac sommelier glass, it broke.
So I needed a new type of glass. So, I bought the Blenders Glass.
Now I still had some of the whisky I used for this test, so I decided to add it to the line-up. Spoiler, it changes the conclusion.
Having the look of a small wine glass, but with a chimney opening, so I can make the dram dance around the glass and have a smaller opening for  holding the aromas.
The stem makes me twirl real easy,  nosing the dram seems to be more effective. (I had different types of whisky i this glass and some blinded me so heavy was the effect of a streamlined yet of aromas in your face.)
Returning to my glass after a while, it still holds the aromas on the nose really well.
Cleaning however, seems a bit difficult. It loses  0.5 point on that, however, this is my most favourite glass for tasting whisky  up untill today.
Conclusion: I think I have a favourite!. I really enjoy using this glass for tasting whisky!