The issue with crystal decanters is you can’t leave alcohol in them for long because the longer they are in there the more lead leaks from the crystal into your drink. Crystal decanter though beautiful sounding can look the same as glass. Glass decanters (only decanters on our site) can be done in any shape and if they have a tight seal you can leave your dark spirit in there for months without worry. Both come in many different shapes and sizes, but there is a big difference between them, besides the price.

There are two types of material used for whiskey decanters, glass, and crystal. These decanters are used sticky to look classy and like a boss. Whiskey or bourbon decanters aren’t used to aerate the wine or remove sentiment. Decanting wine like back in the day can also help remove some sentiment from the base of older wines. Keeping wine in an uncorked decanter for too long can ruin the wine's bouquet. Wine decanters are used for drinks on the spot, pop the bottle, pour the wine and wait a few minutes then drink. Wine decanters are wide base and mouth usually made of thin glass so it is easy to swirl the wine around to expose all the flavors within the wine. Wine decanters aren’t for storing wine for a long time, they are used to help aerate the wine from the bottle to decanter. There are two major different kinds of decanters wine and whiskey. If you walk into an office and see a nice decanter set and lowball glasses on the table you know this person means business. Today they show high class and very professional. Though wine decanters are still used today, they also evolved for stronger spirits.īack in the day decanters would show high class and money when they were seen on a table. They would pour wine from the barrels to the decanter to make it easier to serve at dinner.

Back in those times, decanters would be used only for wine. The history of decanters starts back to the ancient Romans but they weren’t filling their decanters with whiskey, like most dapper gentleman do today. Your man will proudly display his personalized decanter for years to come and think of you ever time he uses it. As a small but meaningful upgrade, you can get him one of our engraved decanter sets that also come with whiskey glasses. A personalized whiskey decanter is a home run of a gift, its one of those gifts that a guy will not buy for himself but would love to have.

Whiskey glasses and decanter