# Decanters? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946 "2008-10-21T21:21:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/1 "2008-10-21T21:21:13Z")
Any dopers keep good liquor in a glass decanter? Is there significant evaporation? I got a cheap but pretty decanter at a rummage shop, but I’m reluctant to put anything good in it. What say the teeming millions? ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/2 "2008-10-21T21:26:53Z")
I have a nice crystal decanter, but I only use it to _decant_. If I open a bottle of wine that has significant sediment, I pour the wine into the decanter (leaving as much sed in the bottle as possible) then I serve from the decanter. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/3 "2008-10-21T21:27:37Z")
I haven’t seen one used in any home or restaurant since the late 60s/early 70s. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/4 "2008-10-21T21:32:38Z")
^Well, you’ve made me feel obsolete.😉 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/5 "2008-10-21T21:39:34Z")
Useful if you are a snob and go through booze at a rapid rate. Otherwise, a waste of bar space. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/6 "2008-10-21T21:44:38Z")
^Wow, you’ve made me feel like a snobby lush!😉 ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/7 "2008-10-21T21:45:16Z")
It depends upon the decanter. One with a good stopper won’t have significant evaporation. But you don’t keep wine in a decanter anyway: you pour it in before the evening to aerate it, and then serve the wine from the decanter. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/8 "2008-10-21T21:59:35Z")
I think there has been some concern about lead leaching out of crystal. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/9 "2008-10-22T00:04:41Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Useful if you are a snob and go through booze at a rapid rate. Otherwise, a waste of bar space. If you go through sauce quickly why waste time on a decanter? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/10 "2008-10-22T01:23:36Z")
My sentiments exactly. Decant old reds and vintage ports. Everything else is served from the original bottle, can, flagon or 40. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/11 "2008-10-22T12:51:26Z")
> [@vetbridge](#): > > ^Well, you’ve made me feel obsolete.😉 I think it’s more due to the fact that I don’t drink “decantable” stuff. White wine for me. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/12 "2008-10-22T13:01:09Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > My sentiments exactly. > > Decant old reds and vintage ports. Everything else is served from the original bottle, can, flagon or 40. You forgot “tall boy.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decanters/468946/13 "2008-10-22T16:53:37Z")
I have several Waterford decanters that I ended up with from my parents and while they’re beautiful and expensive and really sharp and pokey on the hands, they’re also a screaming bitch to clean. They do have a certain panache I suppose, but if you feel the need to dress up your bar you’re not drinking enough or you’re hanging out with the wrong kinds of drinkers.