The Red Glass in F Thread
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I believe @NoTiersForMe is another expert on the subject of Finnair glasses https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28280685-post1554.html
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I am with you. I don't like it. I much prefer to be able to see what I'm drinking. I'm the same with coffee mugs which for me have to have a white interior. I wouldn't change my flying habits because of it and I don't even think I'd bother signing a petition but I don't care for it.
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I am with you. I don't like it. I much prefer to be able to see what I'm drinking. I'm the same with coffee mugs which for me have to have a white interior. I wouldn't change my flying habits because of it and I don't even think I'd bother signing a petition but I don't care for it.
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Pablo Neruda believed that even water tasted better from coloured glasses - if you fly LHR-SCL, you can visit his houses; La Chascona, Isla Negra and La Sebastiana, and see them set out in the bars and on dinner tables.
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BA I recall had a blue tint on a previous incarnation but the red 70's throwback is horrid looking.
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*Data obtained from a scientist on a BBC show about making a perfect cup of tea, suggests a red cup for the ultimate taste.
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We have a few accidentally obtained from several trips in TAM J. Although a deeper red in colour than the BA F one the bulbous shape is nicer and a lot more stable when the flight gets rough.
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Water being a perfectly neutral colour/taste, these glasses do lift the experience slightly. However, Ill stick to our dark blue ones, as the whole kitchen area is blue-tones, as is the informal crockery.
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I used to have a few accidentally obtained from TAM as well... I liked having them around as I could (somewhat) credibly sneak a Negroni from time to time, and it would basically look like water...
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