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Review: Smokehead Smoke Mask Whisky Glass

We review Smokehead Smoke Mask, an unconventional whisky glass designed by Netflix’s Blown Away glassblower winner Elliot Walker.

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Smokehead Smoke Mask review

Tasting Notes

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an unconventional whisky glass designed by Netflix’s Blown Away glassblower winner Elliot Walker
Appearance:
Smoke Mask frankly feels clumsy to handle. While I get the concept the maker is trying to convey with this design, it feels somewhat bulky in my hand. I’m not a huge fan of stuffing my nose into the upper portion of the glass for what feels like just one smelling angle. I’m also not enjoying drinking from what feels like a glass you drink punch from.
Nose:
Smoke Mask makes the smell lighter and more ethereal. At the same time, the Glencairn delivers more of what I feel is a traditional, concentrated experience, letting me pluck out more individual notes. It depends on what you’re going for, but overall, I prefer the Glencairn over this.
Palate:
There is a bit of noted difference here, but nothing enough to move the needle.
Finish:
Same as the palate.
Comments:
In conclusion, I can’t recommend Smoke Mask. It is a nice novelty, and I appreciate the design aspects of it, but the overall way it requires to be used distracts too much from enjoying tasting from it.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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