Why Use Shot Glasses for Strong Liquor
1.The small glass is suitable for observing color, smelling aroma, and tasting.
Sauce-flavored white liquor has a slightly yellow and transparent hue. Only with a transparent and colorless small glass can one better observe the wine's color tone and assess the quality of sauce-flavored liquor visually. This also reflects the first step of wine tasting - visual observation. For someone who loves and understands liquor, this is an indispensable step. Some people can roughly assess the quality of the liquor just from visual observation.
2.Facilitating the Tasting Experience
Sauce-flavored liquor is transparent, free from suspended particles, and sediment-free. Using specially designed small glasses can concentrate the aroma of the sauce liquor, allowing the aroma to disperse slowly, making it easier to savor the sauce-flavored liquor. The fragrance in sauce liquor is intricate, requiring a delicate and slow sip. As the liquor spreads across the entire surface of the tongue upon entering the mouth, it provides a richer sensory experience for the drinker's tongue and taste buds: it is mellow and full, elegant and refined, with a lingering aftertaste.
3.The Sauce Liquor has High Alcohol Content
Before the maturation of distillation techniques, the alcohol content was relatively low (around 10 degrees), hence drinking from larger bowls was not uncommon. However, the normal alcohol content of sauce liquor is 53 degrees, categorizing it as a high-proof liquor. If one were to drink in the manner of the ancients, taking large sips, a single bowl of this high-proof liquor might lead to incapacitation, making it impossible to truly appreciate the pleasure of drinking (excluding the exceptional few).
4.Preventing Excessive Drinking
Using small shot glasses is not only convenient for socializing but also preserves an air of refinement. Engaging in light conversation while sipping from shot glasses adds an element of elegance. The most crucial aspect is that using small glasses prevents spillage and minimizes wastage. It also prevents rapid consumption and effectively curbs excessive drinking.