Norlan Glass - hype?

I haven't tried it personally, but the photos online make it looks AWESOME! If a few folks like it on this thread I'll likely be 'forced' to get one :)

It seems that every year or so we see crowd funded projects that are often based on psuedo-science, with alleged "scientific breakthroughs". Thus we have seen fast aging schemes, fast finishing objets, and several intergalactic tasting glasses. Let's face it - most ordinary drinkers of spirits are not good tasters in the first place, and no magic glass is going to help much. In truth this is just a horribly expensive version of a tulip or glencairn shape at quadruple the price. For those who are interested in learning the real facts about glasses, the four or five basic classes of shapes, techniques, and what the favorite glasses of well known taster prefer: http://rumproject.com/menuitem3.html Note: this article is not for the faint of heart, but it is very complete. After you finish that and want to know just how to taste: http://rumproject.com/menuitem4.html Again, not for those with limited attention spans. I can say the glasses most suitable for all around rum/whisky/bourbon tasting, the sherry copita, and the small apple can't be beat.

When it comes to glasses I prefer my small tumbler. Compared to any nosing/sniffer (tulip) glasses, i‘ve noticed that the tumbler points out more of the wooden notes of a rum, while a sniffer glass brings more of the ‚spirit’ notes of a rum to the nose.