You might be thinking of a whiskey decanter. It is a glass holder similar to a wine decanter, but it has a stopper. I don't think that they are for long term storage, but for opening the flavor at the time of drinking, for presentation, and show.
Full-blown glass decanters are great for whisky, and will keep it as fresh as possible.
It is perfectl safe to serve sparkilng wine in a glass decanter.
A suitable antonym for "decanter" would be "tumbler", as it is a type of drinking glass with a wide top and a flat base used for serving beverages like whiskey or water without a stopper or narrow neck for decanting.
Jar, decanter, beaker...
Genrally speaking $200-$500 depending on condition
What makes the Glencairn whiskey glass unique is its shape inspired by whiskey distillery equipment. Glencairn came up with the design of this "perfect whiskey glass" in 2001.
The noun decanter, a singular, common, concrete noun, is a word for an ornamental glass bottle used especially for serving wine.
The word is decanter. It is a stoppered glass container into which wine is decanted.
The liquor, whiskey, poured into a glass of ice (the rocks)
A Whiskey Sour glass is used for serving a Whiskey Sour, which is a drink consisting of Whiskey, lemon juice, and sugar syrup. It can also be used for serving other sour-type drinks.
Hi there, it is called a 'decanter'. The one Lex uses is a crystal glass decanter and is rather fancy =)