We’ve always felt like we don’t quite fit in. Maybe this new fashion trend will help, at least when it comes to buying bourbon.

Not all whiskey glasses are created equal. Just ask Inverse’s Laurence Shanet, who gives eight of them a workout. Shanet starts with the tulip-shaped Glencairn Glass, a go-to vessel for distillers everywhere. His verdict: “This thing really works. Of all the glasses, the Glencairn’s narrow opening concentrated the smells, flavors and alcohol of our sample whiskies the most.”

They look like something Darth Vader would inhale from, but these accessories aren’t just for show.