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Thanksgiving is a time for family. It’s also a time for eating, and that means whiskey pairings. Whether you want to just have a themed whiskey in your custom whiskey glasses to last you the entire meal or you are looking to pair a whiskey with every side dish, knowing what works well together can help elevate your Thanksgiving dinner experience. Here’s what you need to know. Custom Whiskey Glasses Pair Turkey with Bourbon The most important pairing for most people is the turkey. You will want a bourbon in your personalized whiskey decanter to pair with your turkey. The roasted spices of the turkey go well with the vanilla notes and slight spice of bourbon. You might try expressions from Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, or Four Roses to complement the turkey. Complex Stuffing with Unpeated Scotch Stuffing offers quite a complex flavor profile. Because of this, you want an unpeated Scotch to pair with it. Unpeated Scotch lacks the smokiness of a typical Scotch, instead giving grainy and bar...

Irish whiskey is making a comeback. While Scotch may have deep, complex flavors, you may want to fill your custom whiskey glasses with something different for the summer. With more distilleries making a wide variety of Irish whiskey, it may be time to try new options that aren’t from Japan, Scotland, or Tennessee. Here’s everything you need to know about Irish whiskey. Custom Whiskey Glasses Irish Whiskey Reigned in the 19th Century In the 19th Century, Ireland’s distilleries were hard to beat. In fact, they made up more than half of all whiskey sales in the US. But as times changed and technology advanced, the Irish distilleries couldn’t keep up. Prohibition hit the US, and exports dropped. There was a trade war with the UK. Seeing an opening, the Scottish distilleries increased global exports, further establishing Scotch in the collective mind of true connoisseurs. While there were at least 28 distilleries in the 1890s, it dropped to only two by 1966—Bushmills and Old Midleton. It ...

When you want a drink, you probably want it cold. After all, what is an old fashioned without ice? A beer after work is called a “cold one” for a reason. The problem is, there are a few different methods of keeping your drink cold, and they are not all suitable for every type of drink. From chilling your custom whiskey glasses with a single, large ice ball to using whiskey rocks, here are some of the ways you can keep all your drinks cold. Custom Whiskey Glasses Shaking vs. Stirring Shaking your drink with ice can seem intense, but it’s really just a fast option to make it cold. It can chill a drink in a third of the time it takes to stir. It also adds texture. On the other hand, it could also dilute and cloud the drink. Shake your drink if it has opaque ingredients like egg, cream, or citrus. If your drink is all liquor, tonics, and bitters, such as a martini, you will want to stir it instead. This prevents over-diluting and creates a better balance of spirits. A Single, Large Ice...

Whether it’s happy hour or you are looking for a nightcap, there are plenty of whiskey cocktails for just about any occasion. When you are ready to fill your custom whiskey glasses with a classic cocktail, think about what time it is and which cocktail would go best. Here are some all-time favorite cocktails and some of the best times to pour them into your custom whiskey glasses.  Custom Whiskey Glasses Happy Hour: John Collins Happy hour is the perfect time to have a refreshing cocktail. Nothing says refreshing like a John Collins. It’s simple enough to make, with a whiskey sour base of bourbon, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Add club soda and a Maraschino cherry and orange slice for garnish. This everyday sipper cocktail is a tasty, simple, refreshing way of enjoying your favorite whiskey. It’s also easier to cut down on the alcohol by volume if you pour more club soda. Nothing can welcome you home better than a customizable cocktail in custom highball glasses etche...

Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or the anniversary of your group’s founding, there are plenty of ways to celebrate your whiskey group’s milestones. From getting glasses etched with your group’s new, personalized logo to a competition to see who can make the best blend of whiskey as a fun event, there are plenty of options. Here are some of the most fun ways you can celebrate milestones with your whiskey group. Custom Whiskey Glasses Get a Group Logo   First and foremost, celebrate your whole group by commissioning an artist to create a custom logo for the group. Come up with a group name, a few things you all love that should be part of a logo, and have the artist bring your design to life. Make it part of the Facebook group, put it on shirts, or even get stickers. The possibilities are endless.   Order Custom Whiskey Glasses   Once you have a logo, another crucial option presents itself: custom whiskey glasses engraved with the group’s logo. Let’s ...