Spanish decanter, or "perone"

[tomstevenson]

Hi Jaufry

The word you are trying to remember is porron. A porron is a glass drinking vessel that used to be commonly used in Spain, to share wine round a circle of drinkers, without the necessity of anyone having to touch the vessel (and pass on nasty germs etc). How? It's basically globe-shaped (shapes do vary), with quite a tall opening at the top to pour in the bottle (or whatever amount) of wine, and a spout ending in a very small hole at one side. (Imagine a glass teapot without a handle.) You grasp the porron, and up-end it with the nozzle pointing towards your mouth.

Frequently, people start with it very close to their mouths (but not touching), and then take it further away as they drink, lengthening the stream of wine cascading in.

It's an entertaining (and often messy) way of getting drunk with friends. And (theoretically) hygienic.

If you search the Internet for porron, you might be able to find one.

Good luck!

Tom