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A Tantalus is a small wooden cabinet containing two or three decanters.Its defining feature is that it has a lock and key. The aim of that is to stop unauthorised people from drinking the contents (in particular, "servants and younger sons getting at the whisky"), [1] while still allowing them to be on show.
The main purpose of a liquor cabinet or cellarette was to secure wine and whiskey from theft as the bottles were hidden and the cabinet could have a lock. [ 1 ] During the American Revolutionary War and the Civil War army officers' cellarettes often came with crystal decanters, shot glasses, pitchers, funnels, and drinking goblets. [ 1 ]
Some old Schenley bourbon whiskey bottles from the 1940s. Schenley Industries was a liquor company founded in the 1920s by Lewis Rosenstiel. It was based in New York City with headquarters in the Empire State Building and distilleries in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
A wine decanter is essential for any wine drinker’s home — and not just because it makes for a great accent piece. If you want to elevate your experience, decanters and aerators could help ...
McCormick Distilling Company is a distillery and alcoholic beverage importing company in Weston, Missouri.Established by Ben Holladay in 1856, the distillery has been registered in the National Register of Historic Places and is the oldest distillery west of the Mississippi River that is still operating at its original location.
Cut glass wine glass made of lead glass. Lead glass, commonly called crystal, is a variety of glass in which lead replaces the calcium content of a typical potash glass. [1] Lead glass contains typically 18–40% (by mass) lead(II) oxide (PbO), while modern lead crystal, historically also known as flint glass due to the original silica source, contains a minimum of 24% PbO. [2]
Decanter with stopper. A decanter is a vessel that is used to hold the decantation of a liquid (such as wine) which may contain sediment. Decanters, [1] which have a varied shape and design, have been traditionally made from glass or crystal. Their volume is usually equivalent to one standard bottle of wine (0.75 litre). [2]
A French wine cork. A wine cork is a stopper used to seal a wine bottle.They are typically made from cork (bark of the cork oak), though synthetic materials can be used.Common alternative wine closures include screw caps and glass stoppers. 68 percent of all cork is produced for wine bottle stoppers.