Why do drinks taste better out of glass, rather than plastic bottles or aluminium cans?
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First, weight - The "heft" of a glass is such that you feel like you have something substantial in your hands. Even until the end.
Second, temperature (thermodynamics). A nice cold drink or warm drink, imparts that chill/heat to the vessel it's in. With plastic and aluminum, they just don't hold the temperature the way glass (or a ceramic mug) does.
There is a third abstract feeling of tactile difference also. But, I haven't formed exactly what that is yet. But, it's _there_.
So, there you have it - heavy in the hands, cool (or hot), and smooth to the touch.
That said, the best drink to put in such a container - in my opinion - Fitz's from the tap, at the place they bottle it...
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The same is true for less sophisticated drinks, such as soda and juices, though perhaps to a lesser extent as their scent isn't as important to our enjoyment of the drink.
Personal homebrewing experience.
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http://blogs.wineaccess.com/2008/11/24/stemware/
Here are a couple excerpts:
Many of us swear that the type of glass used for drinking wine has a crucial effect on the taste of the wine. And whether or not this is true, manufacturers of stemware are happy to further this impression.
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For us consumers, there is undeniably a psychological effect attached to enjoying wine from the proper stemware.
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(and in conclusion)
Which leads us right back to where we started. While any “scientific” link between glass type and sensation of wine appears pretty shaky, even the experts seem to validate the presence of a psychological link.
I also found an interesting study from Cornell University Food and Brand lab on how different shapes of glasses make us drink more. Not completely related to this question but interesting none the less.
http://foodpsychology.cornell.edu/new_findings/glass_shapes.htm
WineAccess Blog
Cornell University Food and Brand Lab
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Water Will Dissolve Anything (Given Time):
Gold, Glass, CorbonDioxide, Polyethelyene, PVC, etc!!!
See Below:
http://www.coe.uh.edu/texasipc/units/solution/water.pdf
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M$Aluminum cans and plastic bottles remain reactive, especially when exposed to the right kind of conditions (i.e. to a certain amount of heat). It's likely that particles that were knocked loose from the container got mixed into the drink. It's hardly deadly, but it could account for a change in taste. Additionally, plastic bottles in particular have been found to be conducive to bacterial growth once they've been opened. [Addendum: That's why scientists recommend you reuse plastic bottles no more than four times]
Glass, on the other hand, is entirely inert unless you place it in direct contact with extremely high temperatures (i.e. a glass furnace). Drinks from glass containers would thus have a flavor that's closer to their original one. Microbes and other pathogens also can't use glass as a substrate, so you won't get any nasties from using glasses again and again -- so long as you wash them properly.
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http://www.realsoda.com/Real_Soda_Sodatorials.html
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Aluminum seems to give the drink a little more metallic taste, while plastic and glass seem to keep the original taste because the coating is not coming off.
:)
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I prefer most drinks in an aluminum can, you're right there is a metallic type taste. Soday always tastes better in the can, to me anyways. :)
Make ice cubes out of whatever you plan to be drinking. Works great!
Haha I really don't care what it's in. :) As long as there is NO ice... Haha. I hate plain water. I have never dranken plain water in my entire life. It's absolutely disgusting! haha. Ice makes my drinks taste all flat and watery.. Haha I hate that!
Some random interesting links I found...
http://openurl.ingenta.com/content?genre=article&issn=0887-8250&volume=23&issue=1&spage=114&epage=124 (One of the actual shape studies.)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/07/WI0AULUGN.DTL (Shape related thoughts in regards to beer.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/tv_and_radio/perfection/experimental_kitchen_sensory.shtml (How you might conduct experiments in sensory perception for foods.)