I also like the Glasvin decanter. Simple but elegant design.
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I like the look of those quite a bit. Unique. 80 cL seems a bit small but I see they have many other options.
Yeah for sure. If you look a bit you’ll see some more spacious ones.
I have a bunch of them but probably use this one the most. It’s a Lenox we got for a wedding present years ago. Good size, decent glass, and I don’t care much if something happens to it since they’re not expensive.
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I have a variety of decanters with different shapes and prices. If I were buying a new one (or when I break one), I would probably get the Zalto mentioned above. I know this is not consistent with the OP’s original request, but if you subscribe to the belief that the majority of aeration/decanting ocurs when you pour the wine into the decanter, what about this?
I find myself using this one frequently when something needs a quick decant. Not going to work with ice buckets, but it is very easy to clean and absolutely no issues pouring or dripping. $26. Not bad.
I still use decanters with a wider base for long decants, but I’ve been pleased wtih this one, particularly for pinots that just need a short decant.
Truly a lifetime ago, @Victor_Hong suggested I visit a restaurant supply store in the Bowery for decanters, and I picked up a six pack of decanters for $20. I still have most; a few might have been ‘leave behinds’ at parties/rental houses etc. Although I have all the mandatory Riedel / Spiegelau / C&B ones … these ones have proven tough, survivable, and Bosch d/w tolerant.
Probably two out of three bottles I open are older than a decade, so I do not decant frequently, perhaps once a once month tops, as bottles tend to be stood up well before they meet their maker, with sediment naturally sinking.
I do not have the link readily handy, but one of the Riedel family talked on a podcast about the importance of decanting - and using varietal specific decanters from his firm - and I recommend it. I was going to add to my stupidity of glassware (4 closets/cabinets etc.) but my better half threatened to unleash the (now dec’d) GSD ‘tail of doom’ on them if I succumbed to more ‘wine is the music, the glass is the speakers’ diktats. (She doesn’t listen to glassware podcasts)
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I think this is an important consideration, whether it’s $40 a dozen or a hundred bucks each.
Probably not my “favorite” decanter but the one I use the most is the Glasvin. The straight neck and normal shape bottom makes it pretty easy to clean.
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Here you go. Works just fine. Super easy to clean. Will NEVER be broken . . . 'cause it cost nothing, best I can remember. 
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I sell Erlenmeyers
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For me, It’s a simple PYREX borosilicate Erlenmeyer flask. Does the job just fine. I have this one. I went with 200ml so that if I needed to, I could decant a mag( I haven’t yet for what that’s worth)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BLKL4W?ie=UTF8&th=1
That one by Erica Orr looks pretty great if anyone is in the market, and, Kimax glass is American made borosilicate If that matters to anyone. durable stuff.
Both the one I linked and Erica’s are made with borosilicate glass, which tends to break way less often than soda lime and crystal glass offerings from Riedel, Peugeot, etc. If I had to do it again, I’d get the 1000ml decanter from Erica to support an American winemaker at the very least. Jeff Bezos has had more than enough of my support over the years.
As for materials I think Borosilicate is the most durable option followed by soda lime glass. Soda lime may be less durable than borosilicate but if it breaks, it won’t shatter into razor sharp shards. It’ll cleave into more dull shards, which make for easy clean up. Both have their benefits.
I avoid crystal decanters because I’m clumsy.
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Edit: 2000ml. Not 200.
Should have been more specific, “Favorite, Beautiful Decanters” 
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You’re saying Erlenmeyers aren’t beautiful? 
My favorite shape due to ease of pouring (not necessarily endorsing the maker, have a different brand);
It’s how baby bottles are made these days, for the same reason.
I have two of these. Simple, elegant, fits dishwasher without problems.
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I also use Erlenmeyer and flat-bottom round boiling flasks. I prefer the look of round in 1L.
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I have a couple of fancier decanters that I was given as gifts, but what I use are very simple carafes that I bought years ago for $10 each at Crate and Barrel.
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Recently got the Josephine Brilliant and it’s been great. Clean design, nothing too crazy, but I like the simplicity of the inner cone peaking out like a mountaintop. Functionally, the sloped bottom makes it easy to grab and pour.
Only con I have is that I thought the logo was etched onto the inner peak. It’s actually just etched on the outside, and the product photo is centered so it looks that way. Minor thing, but would’ve been neat. Overall very satisfied.
I’m not in the market for this decanter, but am curious… how does the mountain top “show” when wine is filled into the decanter. Does it look very beautiful/layered in color, does the wine cover the top of the mountain top, etc?