A Glass For All Whisky

When, in the early 2000s, Italian pioneer brewer Teo Musso and beer guru Kuaska teamed up to design a glass specifically devoted to beer, the Italian craft brewing industry swiftly adopted it as its unofficial drinking vessel. Named Teku, after the inventors’ initials, the glass gifted the category with a crucial sense of self-awareness and with the necessary confidence to thrive in a nation of wine drinkers. Such was its success that the Teku glass was eventually embraced well beyond Italy’s national borders; today, it’s even endorsed by the often controversial yet iconic Scottish craft brewer BrewDog.

Up until the late 1990s Scotch whisky was, coincidentally, in a pretty similar boat. A range of different glasses, none of which were specifically designed for the enjoyment of whisky, would find their way to the bar. For instance, the rocks glass – although popular and practical – wasn’t, and still isn’t,