Race Car Whiskey Decanter in Borosilicate Glass

A decanter shaped like a car gets bought with the eyes and then has to be washed. This one is high borosilicate glass with a black screw cap on top, and the shape, wings, tires and a driver's helmet, is the reason it lives on the bar cart instead of in a cabinet.

It measures 8.27 in (21 cm), so it takes the space of a squat bottle rather than a tall one. Borosilicate handles a temperature swing better than ordinary soda lime glass, which matters the day you rinse it warm after a cold pour.

• High borosilicate glass body with a black screw cap.
• Measures 8.27 in (21 cm), clear enough to show the color of the pour.
• Open wheel car shape, front and rear wings, tires and helmet included.
• Reads as a display piece empty, which is how it will spend most weeks.

Size

At 8.27 in (21 cm) it sits under the height of a standard wine bottle and clears the shelf of most bar carts. Check the shelf depth as well: a shape this long needs more room front to back than a round decanter of the same height.

Care

Wash it by hand in warm water with a little dish soap, then stand it to drain until the last drops leave the wheels. Narrow cavities hold water where a towel cannot reach, and a decanter put away damp will tell you about it at the next pour.

Good to know

Treat it as a serving decanter rather than long term storage. Spread a spirit across a shape with this much surface and it opens up faster than it would in the bottle, so fill it for the evening and the week after, not for the year.