Raymond Davidson of Glencairn Crystal took it upon himself to design a glass specifically for the whisky drinker, inventing a unique inward-curved shape glass, encouraging a user to appreciate the 'nose' of the whisky as well as the palate.

Glencairn is the first style to be endorsed by the Scotch Whisky Association, a simple innovation that is now the preferred tasting glass for connoisseurs the world over.