Do you put your liquor in these?

[Deleted User 172]

No. But I would if the liquor itself warranted crystal.

[AllofFive19]

I dont put alcohol in anything.

[Anonymous 4]

It benefits some reds, but doesn’t really do much for others.

Red wine can be decanted but doesn’t need to be necessarily.

The main reason to use a decanter is for appearance, style and to show off the clarity of the alcohol.
Technically red wine needs to be decanted so it can breathe before pouring and drinking

SO owns a winery and insists it should be. I dont drink and really dont care either way. The few times I took a sip of red wine, it felt like I had dog fur in my mouth, lol

[MistressMonster]

Never used them. Prefer to keep them in the original bottle.

[RealisticBeauty]

Those decanters have lead in the crystal. I have an old one. Never used it. I like my booze to be lead free.

Wow

It's the lead that makes them all sparkly and pretty, but not safe.
https://scotchaddict.com/are-leaded-cry ... erous.html

Is lead really dangerous? Only if you store the whisky, or other spirits or liquids, in the decanter for longer periods of time. The lead can leach into the spirit and ingesting it is not safe. According to The Nibble, the leaching of lead is must faster than you’d guess.

Researches stored port wine in lead crystal decanters and detected 89 micrograms (per liter) after 2 days and 2,000 – 5,000 micrograms after four months. White wine doubled its lead content within an hour and tripled within four. Brandy stored in lead crystal had around 20,000 micrograms of lead after five years.

The EPA’s lead standard in drinking water is a mere 50 micrograms per liter.

That's very disturbing. I actually considered using them because I love the way they look.

[RealisticBeauty]

Not anymore. In my older home I have a lot of antiques. I have many crystal items(decanter, glasses, vases, oil lamps, serving trays.. you name it).

Your older home sounds a lot like what we have stored in our home now. We have everything you mentioned and more.

[Inmybizz]

Not anymore. In my older home I have a lot of antiques. I have many crystal items(decanter, glasses, vases, oil lamps, serving trays.. you name it).

Your older home sounds a lot like what we have stored in our home now. We have everything you mentioned and more.

My stuff was passed down from my great great grandmother. I have some really nice piece and furniture.. It's all still in great condition after all these years.

[Anonymous 1]

It benefits some reds, but doesn’t really do much for others.

Red wine can be decanted but doesn’t need to be necessarily.

SO owns a winery and insists it should be. I dont drink and really dont care either way. The few times I took a sip of red wine, it felt like I had dog fur in my mouth, lol

You and SO know a lot more about this than I do or will ever know, lol

[Vegaswife2011]

No.

[RealisticBeauty]

Not anymore. In my older home I have a lot of antiques. I have many crystal items(decanter, glasses, vases, oil lamps, serving trays.. you name it).

Your older home sounds a lot like what we have stored in our home now. We have everything you mentioned and more.

My stuff was passed down from my great great grandmother. I have some really nice piece and furniture.. It's all still in great condition after all these years.

My SO stuff was passed down from generations as well. I like that he has so many things but I hate that he has so much of his great great, that our homes are looking like hoarders. What do you plan to do with everything eventually?