This set of four Cashs Cooper Single Malt Glasses contains one of each Highland Single Malt, Irish Whiskey, Regal Blend and Islay Single Malt Glasses.

The word "whiskey" is an Anglicisation of the first word in the Irish Gaelic phrase, uisce beatha, meaning "water of life". The first whiskey was distilled by Irish monks in 12th century and Irish whiskey was once the most popular spirit. From Ireland, the whiskey spread to Scotland where it gained it's worldwide fame. When the Vikings invaded Waterford they appreciated its strategic value as a major trading port for goods and merchandise, a role it continues to play to this day. A lot of goods both dry and wet were shipped by barrel and a healthy barrel making industry developed in the Waterford area. Barrel makers or coopers as the trade was known continued their craft right up to the twentieth century before they were overtaken by modern technology. When the Vikings invaded Waterford they appreciated its strategic value as a major trading port for goods and merchandise, a role it continues to play to this day. A lot of goods both dry and wet were shipped by barrel and a healthy barrel making industry developed in the Waterford area. Barrel makers or coopers as the trade was known continued their craft right up to the twentieth century before they were overtaken by modern technology.