Bourbon Barrel Liquor Decanter

[Arontrump55]

Hey, I am Aron. Guys i am looking for a decanter and particularly i chose Bourbon Barrel Liquor Decanter.  So this is my first purchase for a  Liquor Decanter and i don't know much insights related to these things. I  just google it and got to know about its description from an article(read). So i read that it has some pros like Has an airtight glass stopper , Leakproof but also got to know that The seal doesn't really work that well and It's very small. So i little bit confused whether its a good option in $120. I checked its reviews also which was pretty descent.

Now i want your views on that and is there any other better option in this price range.

 

Cheers  

[GeeTen]

I use empty whiskey bottles for my decanters.  Hibiki bottle for my Grandpa Weller's 4 Grain vatting, Weller Centennial bottle for Joe's 2018 Weller blend (yes, it's THAT good), etc.  Emptying a bottle of 15yr Old Fitzgerald BIB for future use right now with an empty Wild Turkey "fantail" bottle and a bottle of The Macallan Rare Cask w/glass stopper on stand-by.  Daughters took all of my Waterford decanters when they bought their own houses.   IMHO, I'd rather spend the $$ you save by reusing attractive and distinctive bottles on good whiskey instead of pretty glass.  But I'm an old geezer just trying to help others - you can choose what you want to do with your money.   

Edited October 30, 2020 by GeeTen

[PaulO]

Most labels can be removed by soaking in warm water.

The only one that was impossible was Sazerac Rye.  The writing is some type of glaze, baked onto the glass.

[dcbt]

The Blantons bottles have the easiest peel-away labels, just a little water and they fly right off without any scraping or scrubbing.  They are nice decanter-ish bottles to boot.

[Clueby]

6 hours ago, GeeTen said:

I use empty whiskey bottles for my decanters.  Hibiki bottle for my Grandpa Weller's 4 Grain vatting, Weller Centennial bottle for Joe's 2018 Weller blend (yes, it's THAT good), etc.  Emptying a bottle of 15yr Old Fitzgerald BIB for future use right now with an empty Wild Turkey "fantail" bottle and a bottle of The Macallan Rare Cask w/glass stopper on stand-by.  Daughters took all of my Waterford decanters when they bought their own houses.   IMHO, I'd rather spend the $$ you save by reusing attractive and distinctive bottles on good whiskey instead of pretty glass.  But I'm an old geezer just trying to help others - you can choose what you want to do with your money.   

I kept a fantail bottle to use as a decanter.  Part of the labeling is something on the glass that doesn't come off (like the glazing on the Saz bottle).  I do have 2 or 3 different decanter sets (a couple are OLD crystal ones).  Not currently using any of them.   This one is a used maple syrup bottle that fit this label that a co-worker gave me perfectly.  I know, I know...its sacrilege and I know the history of the actual SB blend..but that label is still pretty funny.

[PaulO]

The small pint or half pint maple syrup bottles make a great flask.

[Arontrump55]

10 hours ago, GeeTen said:

I use empty whiskey bottles for my decanters.  Hibiki bottle for my Grandpa Weller's 4 Grain vatting, Weller Centennial bottle for Joe's 2018 Weller blend (yes, it's THAT good), etc.  Emptying a bottle of 15yr Old Fitzgerald BIB for future use right now with an empty Wild Turkey "fantail" bottle and a bottle of The Macallan Rare Cask w/glass stopper on stand-by. 

Really great idea sir

[Bret Bret]

A favorite when a guest drinks a barrel proof out of it.  The eye rolls are hilarious.

[steven s]

I use  blanton's bottles w/  bowman corks for decanting 1.75's and blending experiments. feels better than the IW harper 15 bottles I used in the past.

 

[CardsandBourbon]

I have a decanter and 4 shot glasses from Woodford Reserve that my wife got me for Christmas a couple of years ago.  The only other empty I have that I use as a decanter is a Towne Branch bottle.  Shaped just like a decanter.  That my friends was the best thing about that bottle.