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.
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.
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.