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The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter.
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Called the Rare Cask 42.1, the alcohol comes in a black crystal decanter and has sold for as much as $1,200 a sip in other locations that offer it.
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Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
After letting your coffee sit on the counter or in the fridge for 12 to 24 hours, flip a switch and your brew cleanly drains into the decanter.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Beam seems to have taken notice, and is now attempting to elevate Old Grand-Dad from the bottom shelf with its first limited release in... well, certainly in recent memory and possibly ever, unless special decanters count.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
That’s Ready for the Super Bowl This whiskey decanter pours from the top of the field goal, with two included stoppers to keep the whiskey fresh.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
After letting your coffee sit on the counter or in the fridge for 12 to 24 hours, flip a switch and your brew cleanly drains into the decanter.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Beam seems to have taken notice, and is now attempting to elevate Old Grand-Dad from the bottom shelf with its first limited release in... well, certainly in recent memory and possibly ever, unless special decanters count.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
That’s Ready for the Super Bowl This whiskey decanter pours from the top of the field goal, with two included stoppers to keep the whiskey fresh.
—Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Decanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decanter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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decanter
noun
de·cant·er
di-ˈkant-ər 
: an ornamental glass bottle used especially for serving wine
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