decanting

[hotwine]

The Waterford decanter is lead crystal, Georgie. Recommend you use it only for decoration. I've got several, all now out of service. They're 29% lead, if I remember correctly. A very wide base and very narrow neck suggest a ship's decanter, so shaped to anchor it on a captain's table and prevent spills during the ship's rockin' an' a-rollin' at sea.


For decanting, a wide-mouth container works best. I use a glass flower vase, with about a 3" wide mouth.

[This message has been edited by hotwine (edited 05-04-2003).]