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The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter.
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The top opens and the front slides into two panels to reveal, layer by layer, an exquisite beige and blue leather interior to hold an impressive watch collection, plus dedicated compartments for a crystal decanter, drinking glasses, ice bucket and bar tools, and cigar accoutrements.
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Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
There The New Yorker would lounge, unfurled, beside the whiskey decanter and the smoldering cigar.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The lighter decanter, paired with eco-friendly packaging, is part of Hine’s broader efforts to enhance sustainability in its operations.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The aforementioned Waterford crystal decanter is housed inside a bespoke case made by Irish artist John Galvin, who has worked on other high-profile whiskies such as Glen Grant’s 70 year old Devotion.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
There The New Yorker would lounge, unfurled, beside the whiskey decanter and the smoldering cigar.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The lighter decanter, paired with eco-friendly packaging, is part of Hine’s broader efforts to enhance sustainability in its operations.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
The aforementioned Waterford crystal decanter is housed inside a bespoke case made by Irish artist John Galvin, who has worked on other high-profile whiskies such as Glen Grant’s 70 year old Devotion.
—Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Decanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decanter. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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decanter
noun
de·cant·er
di-ˈkant-ər 
: an ornamental glass bottle used especially for serving wine
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