Does anyone know who makes this decanter, please?
Tried a google image search of just the decanter, to no avail. Where’d you get the photo?
No name, just a Home Goods decanter probably Polish made and $6.99
Looks like an Erlenmeyer flask, haha
Looks like a pain in the ass to clean.
It’s taken at Eleven Madison. I hope the P-man is right I’ll buy a dozen at that price.
Aren’t they all?
Bump, sorry-gotta have it.
Why don’t you ask the somm at Eleven Madison Park- they just might have the answer?
I think it may be a riedel. Saw a pic that looked similar last night w a glass stopper at top. Sorry I didnt copy the link.
I was thinking this was a Riedel decanter too, and if you are right about the stopper, that which would actually make this a spirits decanter, not a wine decanter. Might be wine the OP has had a hard time finding this, and baffles me why EMP would decant wine in a spirits decanter.
Side note- Also entirely possible Riedel no longer makes this too. They discontinue stuff all the time, so it could be why you are having such a hard time finding it.
Sorry for the thread drift, but is spirit decanting a thing?
Absolutely - especially whisky decanters, probably more prevalent than wine decanters in their day.
Usage was different though, as the whisky bottle was poured into the decanter, but wouldn’t be drunk in one go.
I wonder whether people bother now, as whisky is known to oxidise on contact with air (nowhere near as fast as wine) and there were always concerns about the old lead crystal decanters supposedly leeching out the lead when spirits were left in them. I’ve no idea whether that theory was proven / debunked.
Sorry for the even further drift, but is cleaning decanters a thing?
OK, I clean mine in the dishwasher on rare occasion, but I find that when we are done with the bottle, I can rinse it with scalding hot water and let it dry in the rack and it is spotless. What are you guys doing with your decanters that requires actual cleaning?
Well I did. Spoke with Liz she said she thought they were older Reidels called ‘Captains Bell’ and they haven’t made them in years. It does appear to have a flat bottom which is unusual. She said they used them for magnums, I can’t tell from the picture if that’s a mag of Arnot Roberts or not.
*ive already tried eBay to no avail, can’t even find one on google images.
Thanks all, especially Scamhi.
Here’s the Riedel I stumbled across…
Pics (Can’t seem to get these to show)
http://www.tableandhome.com/prodimages/43534.jpg
https://cdn5.giltcdn.com/images/share/uploads/0000/0000/2614/26147071/1348x1796.jpg?oq=60
Links To Buy (Amazon one not working)
http://www.tableandhome.com/prodedfde
https://www.amazon.com/Riedel-Emilion-Crystal-Magnum-Decanter/dp/images/B002YT8FQQ
Looks like the one, if you ask me.
Well, since we’ve solved the mystery, I think your thread drift brings up a great point.
For better spirits, especially those with a lot of barrel age, decanting is actually great for them. Since the spirit is “stored” in the decanter, you know it’s a spirits decanter when it has a stopper. Wine decanters do not have stoppers.
That’s absolutely it. And she said they use them for mags.
Thank you.
That is fine looking decanter for sure.
Wow- now you have me looking to add, yet another not necessarily needed, decanter to my collection. Wife thanks you too… LOL.
Seriously thank you as this is a fine piece of serving art.