Shot glass set

I got this large shot glass chess set as a present from a dear friend in the US. Different pieces are represented by glasses in different shapes, all on a thick glass board.

You know the rules of 'shot glass chess'? If not, the key difference with 'normal' chess is that the side making a capture has to drink the contents of the captured piece before continuing the game. Typically, the glasses are filled with clear and coloured spirits; in this particular case ...

... gin ...

... and whisky.

The set actually featured in Whisky Magazine, in an article reporting my attempt to play shot glass chess against a computer. For that, I played 'white', and had to drink the content of any whisky-filled piece I captured. As the computer (a Saitek Kasparov Simultano, if anyone wants to know) obviously can't drink anything and get inebriated, the 'white' pieces were filled with water, and the 'shot glass' effect was simulated by lowering the playing level each time it made a capture.

I did win the game! Quite possibly, the first ever shot glass chess game against a computer? If anyone wants a scan of the article in pdf-format, with the entire game score as well as the blind tasting that was part of the game, drop me a message.