We're living in an adult-beverage renaissance, where many spirits are breaking free from the confines of tradition while retro sippers are making a comeback.

The latest alcoholic beverage to undergo such a change is tequila, which is now being consumed in a tulip glass, a vessel usually reserved for fine whiskey and bourbon.

If you're an evolved tequila drinker, you might have already sipped a thumb or two of the blue agave liquor in a rocks glass or a champagne flute.

They are both better at showcasing the notes of tequila, but a tulip glass does a more thorough job by allowing you to taste the complex notes usually muddled by a shot glass.

Casa Dragones founder Bertha González told Food & Wine that tulip glasses "enhance the nosing experience" and "enable you to properly nose these extraordinary notes."

The tapered mouth of the tulip glass, also called a copita-style glass, greatly brings out a spirit's aroma, which is why

it's also used for beer and

other carbonated drinks.