I rarely drink out of glass ( except for wine, soft drinks, beer, and ice tea ). Here in Kentucky silver julep cups are de rigueur, especially for bourbon.

This cup is one from a set of 24 given to my parents as a wedding gift, and subsequently given to my wife and me when we were married. They are sterling, and were made by a silversmith here in Kentucky.

We use julep cups all the time. When my younger brother Hugh was about 8 years old, he went to a friend's house for dinner and had a glass of water, served...in a glass. He told my mother when he returned home that the water tasted odd. The poor boy had only had water served out of a silver cup all his life, so of course the water tasted odd!