How To Use Decanter In A Sentence

  • Charles Winter presented him with a Gleneagles crystal decanter and 12 glasses.
  • If you are bidding on an unopened decanter , it WILL BE EMPTY when shipped internationally!
  • It meant participation in an expanding repertoire of domestic rituals made possible by creamware teacups and saucers, decanters, wine glasses, pickle plates, and forks of all sorts.
  • He filled three glasses with some sort of clear wine, set the decanter on the table and retreated to the corner.
  • This hand-selected whiskey was bottled at 94 proof in elegantly sculpted decanters.
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  • He placed the glass on the tray with the wine decanter.
  • A final corollary to this: Young, tannic reds like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot will always taste more profound if you pour them first into a carafe, pitcher, or decanter.
  • In addition to bowls, rummers, water jugs and wine coolers, there are a number of rare decanters including several by the Cork Glass Company.
  • Mrs Linton, on the third day, unbarred her door, and having finished the water in her pitcher and decanter, desired a renewed supply, and a basin of gruel, for she believed she was dying.
  • Under the rotunda was a low, broad marble counter, surmounted by a gleaming mirror and a noble array of bottles, flasks, decanters, goblets and glasses of every size. In the Sweet Dry and Dry
  • If a buyer is found for the firm, which makes high-quality tableware including glasses, decanters and jugs as well as being the largest supplier of crystal to British embassies, it is hoped that all 21 employees will be reinstated.
  • The decanter was created using the traditional and now-rare technique of cire perdue, meaning "lost wax," and is shaped with a flat bottom, like the decanters used on board ships in the 1820s. Scotch Whisky: Do You Decant?
  • Another butler brought out a silver tray laden with a crystal decanter and two wine glasses.
  • The firm, which moved to its new premises opposite Booths supermarket in August 1999, makes high quality tableware including glasses, decanters, jugs, vases and bowls.
  • Stothard contributed designs not only for large objects such as inkstands and centerpieces, but also for decanter labels and flatware.
  • The handblown glass Wine Soirée decanter is one of the best aerators for decanting wine on the go. Mary Orlin: 12 Wine-Inspired Holiday Gifts
  • Her fingers grown thick misjudged and the decanter almost toppled. THE GOLDEN LION
  • The new range for Lindley includes Martini glasses, decanters and ashtrays.
  • We've seen recycled squirrel decanters before, and even had discussions on whether eating roadkill is vegan or veganish. TreeHugger
  • She always said that as long as she served boxed wines in her (his) fanciest cut crystal decanters their guests never knew the difference. Two Shrimp Dishes
  • Werner placed the attache case beside the chair then poured himself a stiff Scotch from the crystal decanter on the sideboard.
  • All he showed them were the bedrooms, each complete with four-poster beds, an en-suite bathroom and a decanter of spirits.
  • The couple picked up an armful of prizes, including a trip to Spain, a rose bowl, brandy glasses, and a decanter.
  • The decanter was created using the traditional and now-rare technique of cire perdue, meaning "lost wax," and is shaped with a flat bottom, like the decanters used on board ships in the 1820s. Scotch Whisky: Do You Decant?
  • There is also the barware collection available that comes with beautiful crystal decanters, matching glasses, carafes and ice buckets. Glass Rare | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
  • Westfalia Separator Environmental Systems is a worldwide leading supplier of decanter centrifuges.
  • Lucifer was unsurprised when, after showing him in and then disappearing, Phyllida returned with a tray bearing glasses and a decanter. ALL ABOUT LOVE
  • Here now is Fort Cornelius, and there is the moat, the sugar-basin is the citadel, and the tongs is the first trench, the decanter will represent the tall tower towards the south-west angle, and here, the wine glass -- this is me. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Complete
  • He picked up a crystal decanter of amber liqueur, set it down.
  • He appeared to pore over the quantities of wine in the decanters, which he carried carefully and rather high, letting his heard droop over them protectingly. The Man of Property
  • Each room had decanters of wine and water as well as various other liquors.
  • We're going with the ship decanter, which is designed for long journeys at sea, for this Lalique tie-up. Scotch Whisky: Do You Decant?
  • Mr. Basket rose to his feet, with a half-regretful glance at the undepleted decanter. The Mayor of Troy
  • He can imitate any actor, tragic or comic; any known Parliamentary orator or clergyman; any saw, cock, cloop of a cork wrenched from a bottle and guggling of wine into the decanter afterwards, bee buzzing, little boy up a chimney, etc. The Newcomes
  • Chintz armchairs and couch, and a walnut sideboard with light-catching decanters and a crystal fruit bowl on lace, completed to the air of polite gentility.
  •    She raised her hand to hit then and suddenly stopped, a strange expression blooming on her face as she grabbed her chest, wobbled, and collapsed with a colossal thud, shaking the room, rattling the crystal decanter on the credenza. Cats Do It Doggie Style
  • Drisana poured herself a third glass of wine, this time from a different decanter. THE BROKEN GOD
  • In the centre of the room stands a small table, upon which are several decanters containing "schnapps," a pile of brown bread sliced, various plates of biscuit and thin flour-cake, butter, and pickled fish. The Land of Thor
  •   She raised her hand to hit then and suddenly stopped, a strange expression blooming on her face as she grabbed her chest, wobbled, and collapsed with a colossal thud, shaking the room, rattling the crystal decanter on the credenza. Cats Do It Doggie Style
  • Glass bottles were used as decanters for carrying wine to table, but not for storage because they were too fragile.
  • Another group of fakes which appeared a few years ago were white opaline mallet-shaped decanters with painted medallions.
  • Guests have been asked for eight sherry glasses, eight champagne flutes, eight whisky tumblers, eight brandy goblets and two decanters.
  • Biting her lip, she stared at her empty glass and reached for the brandy decanter. FINAL RESORT
  • I did not mean to offend you by using the term girl; I was going to assure you that we had no need of the decanter. Roughing It in the Bush
  • Sheffield presented an inscribed crystal whisky decanter and Leeds handed over an autographed shirt.
  • Lady Bridget brought the whisky decanter from the dining room to the back veranda, and McKeith mounted the steps, the mailman remaining beside them. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land
  • Where I come from we have a saying that a decanter is only as good as the pour (meaning to allow a good splash so the wine can oxidate while pouring). Riedel in the Finger Lakes (Part I)
  • Ceramic E bourbon decanter from the rear, where one might expect the Elvis bunghole. The Perils of Southern Living: The Elvis Bunghole
  • That's the idea, and that's all there is to it, "added Maguire, putting the labelled decanter back in the stand. A Thief in the Night: a Book of Raffles' Adventures
  • So the term decanter can be broadly defined, but it definitely doesnt mean a $300 piece of designer glass. A Year of Wine
  • A long cupboard rested against the wall, the polished top displaying an array of coloured glass goblets, decanters, jugs and bowls of fruit and berries and nuts.
  • Next, I did a browser search and found an article called "How to Clean The Inside of a Glass Bottle" aka decanter, at TipNuts. Archive 2009-07-01
  • Just decant the wine by pouring it into a clean jug or decanter.
  • On the cart, place a martini shaker, some martini glasses and shot glasses, a decanter, your favorite booze, and whatever else you would stock in your home bar.
  • In the entrance hall of Finwood Lawn, his six-bedroom home near Warwick, 30 sparkling crystal decanters sit on glass shelves - a cleaner's nightmare.
  • Pieces include square tealight holders, napkin holders, flared bud vases and a selection of glasses, decanters and candlesticks in varying sizes.
  • She rummaged in a snakeskin bag and held out a crystal decanter. 365 tomorrows » 2009 » May : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
  • The sheer number of illustrations is one of the book's main strengths and it is reasonably unlikely that any attempt to research a specific decanter will fail to locate a representative example.
  • A decanter centrifuge is defined for separating a heavy phase material from a liquid within a feed mixture.
  • The opaque-white decanters have gilt decoration applied to all the positions occupied by cutting on the colourless ones.
  • An unrolled parchment map of the Dextral Mountains lay on a low table between them, held open by a decanter of ardent spirits, a silver bootjack, a heavy jeweled dagger, and a candlestick. Conqueror's Moon
  • I picked up a splendid pair of panel-cut Victorian decanters with original stoppers for £90-now, that has to be value for money.
  • At his Street sale on the Tuesday, there is a pair of late 19th century baluster-shaped glass decanters with diamond-cut decoration (estimate € 80 to € 100) and two late Victorian oak tantalus, each with a very affordable estimate of € 100 to € 150.
  • He can imitate any actor, tragic or comic; any known Parliamentary orator or clergyman; any saw, cock, cloop of a cork wrenched from a bottle and guggling of wine into the decanter afterwards, bee buzzing, little boy up a chimney, etc. The Newcomes
  • Before then wines were sold unlabelled and stacked in bins, and served in decanters, so bin labels and decanter labels are the precursors of today's wine bottle label.
  • These items included decanters, beakers, essence-bottles, cruets, wash-hand bowls, sweetmeat saucers, epergnes, vases, lemonade cups, ‘gugglets’, and ‘four elegant cut candlesticks enamel'd mosaik work very rich’.
  • Guests have been asked for eight sherry glasses, eight champagne flutes, eight whisky tumblers, eight brandy goblets and two decanters.
  • Serious restaurants will use crystal stemware of sufficient size to allow swirling and sniffing, and decanters should also be available for young wines in need of oxidation or old wines with sediment.
  • He was presented with a cut glass crystal decanter by senior purchasing manager David Bayston.
  • They'd filled the crystal decanter on her bedside table with fresh water and plumped the pillows and put a nightdress ready.
  • Here he produced a decanter of curiously light wine, and a block of curiously heavy cake, and administered installments of those dainties to the young people: at the same time, sending out a meagre servant to offer a glass of something to the postboy, who answered that he thanked the gentleman, but if it was the same tap as he had tasted before, he had rather not. A Christmas Carol
  • A sale of the business, which sells high-quality tableware including glasses, decanters and jugs, was agreed on Monday and involves the firm's management, some workers and a mystery customer of the firm.
  • More affordable are Victorian decanters and a tantalus, a lockable case usually made to hold three cut-glass decanters.
  • Even the clink of decanter against glass from the editor's office was briefly absent.
  • A presentation was made to each by Co. John Bonham of a decanter and 6 brandy glasses on an inscribed tray.
  • He removed his cuff links and placed them on the table next to the decanter and folded back the cuffs of his shirtsleeves before picking up his whisky glass once more.
  • He also said that it was tough to taste Bordeaux that was so clearly meant for the long haul at this point in its evolution and praised the organizer, Howard Kaplan of EWS, for “taking time away from his family this morning” to double decant the wines (from bottle to a decanter, then back into the rinsed bottle). Tasting Bordeaux 2005 blind with Robert Parker | Dr Vino's wine blog
  • An attendant then presented to him a lump of melted glass on the end of his pontil, and the workman, deftly twisting it round the neck of his decanter, clipped it off with a pair of scissors, and proceeded to smooth and shape it by means of the plyers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864
  • Acanthus scrolls of identical composition are also found on several decanters.
  • A better way of making old wine more palatable is to pur it over clingfilm/saran wrap into a decanter/large glass and drink from tere. the long chain polymers of the film (polythene to be precise) bind to 2,4,6-trichloranisole (the chemical that makes wine smell musty/old - abbreviated to TCA) and, for a better word, refreshes it. Make House Wine Taste Better With Soda Water | Lifehacker Australia
  • On the sideboard are English drinking glasses and a Pittsburgh cut-glass decanter of about 1830 that descended in the wife's family.
  • Thomas had already set out two crystal wine goblets and a wine decanter; before she could protest, he was presenting her with a dry white wine.
  • The first, wheel-engraving, was often centred on ancient forms, typically featuring Homeric themes from Flaxman applied to amphora and oinochee shaped decanters, ewers and vases.
  • A pair of candelabra stood either side of the epergne, their light setting the five or six crystal decanters and the silver serving dishes aglitter. Soul
  • Thomas had already set out two crystal wine goblets and a wine decanter; before she could protest, he was presenting her with a dry white wine.
  • For this reason it is always better to err on the cool side as the wine will normally warm up a bit in the glass or decanter unless you're tailgating in December in Minneapolis.
  • Before him stood a decanter of port, as if to moistify his meditations.
  • Of special interest to Irish collectors will be a number of silver wine labels and glass decanters by Irish makers.
  • It meant participation in an expanding repertoire of domestic rituals made possible by creamware teacups and saucers, decanters, wine glasses, pickle plates, and forks of all sorts.
  • The handblown glass Wine Soirée decanter is one of the best aerators for decanting wine on the go. Mary Orlin: 12 Wine-Inspired Holiday Gifts
  • To decant these bottles successfully all you need to do is to hold the neck of the bottle above a bright light and pour the contents slowly into a clean jug, or decanter.
  • The decanter and the glass were completely empty.
  • A related PS: Did anyone else chuckle at the irony of the Decanter promoting its “How to Analyse Colour” video at the bottom of the page where they announced the latest scandal in Chianti? Wine trends of the Naughties – reflections through the wine glass | Dr Vino's wine blog
  • Then very carefully (so as not to agitate the sediment back up into the wine) pour the wine into a decanter, leaving the last inch behind.
  • Decanters from the late 18th century have been copied profusely, whereas the earlier cruciform shapes have been left alone.
  • Mr. Grewgious, bolt upright as usual, sat taking his wine in the dusk at his open window; his wineglass and decanter on the round table at his elbow; himself and his legs on the window – seat; only one hinge in his whole body, like a bootjack. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
  • Where I come from we have a saying that a decanter is only as good as the pour (meaning to allow a good splash so the wine can oxidate while pouring). Riedel in the Finger Lakes (Part I)
  • Page 22 and the good ladies brought out their foamiest cider and sweetest courtesies, while on the sideboard, according to the bad customs of that day, stood decanters of dark-hued rum and ruddy apple brandy and the fiery juice of the Indian corn, which delights to flow in the shining of the moon. History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868
  • Lavinia rose and walked toward an octagonal cellaret; opening the lid, she took out a decanter of sherry and two glasses. Soul
  • If Nanny was pouring sherry then she was probably by the sideboard, using not the sherry decanter, which is always empty, but a bottle taken out of the cupboard beneath it. Michael Frayn: The day my life changed

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