Ravenscroft Crystal Captain's Decanter

I purchased this decanter with glasses set for my husband as a Father's Day Gift. He loves it!! Each piece is beautifully crafted and it looks like the picture on Amazon or better. We are elated that it's dish washer safe, too! My husband is excited to use it soon.

Great product. Packing was robust, arrived with no damage, the decanter itself is beautiful! The pictures do not do it justice, but what I appreciated most, was the additional steps the seller took, in notes included in the packaging for how to correspond if damaged etc... it showed great value in the product and in the customer's satisfaction!

The service with this company is outstanding. i called when my decanter arrived broken they didnt make me send it back. thry let me get a new one. Thy are beautifully made. iIts the nicest one in my collection..

Great for work. Is tasting size. Llegaron todas en perfecto estado.

I absolutely love the smaller size of these glasses. I actually use them for white wine. Frankly it's too easy to overfill the large glasses!

This is a lovely decanter. Of that there should be no doubt.The month before, I purchased the Taylor Ravenscroft decanter.It was down to those two, and the Jefferson was out of stock and, well, my bourbon was feeling neglected so I went with the Taylor. I was quite pleased... but always in the back of my mind I had this nagging feeling that I'd "missed-out".What if the Jefferson decanter was the best decanter in the history of the universe?!!What if owning the Jefferson decanter was a life-changing experience?!!What if the ownership of the Jefferson decanter made me seem more witty, more urbane, more attractive to women?!!So many questions... so many exclamation points mingling with question marks...... could the Jefferson decanter help?Meh... not so much.It's a nice looking vessel.It has a nice "heft" to it.It has a sturdy neck with which to pour, but the mouth is very large (like my great-aunt Edna), and it produces a bit of a messy "pour".After tilting the decanter to fill my glass, I noticed some spillage dripping down the outside of the bottle.Well, that IS a bother.Now, I have only owned the Taylor of a month or so, but I have not seen the same behavior from it. It's been quite tidy in all pours so far.To be fair, the mouth of the Taylor is smaller, perhaps 2" in diameter vs. 2.5" for the Jefferson. The Jefferson is larger than the Taylor (one wonders how big the "Taft" decanter will be), and the glass at the mouth is significantly thicker, but all of that just means I dribble more of my special magic juice down the side and must resort to "dabbing" with a paper towel afterwards. I, of course, use a paper towel rather than cloth, so I can later wring it out into a Julep glass.It's nice, but I must say, I prefer the Taylor.That's my two cent's worth.

Beautiful quality and excellent functionality. It’s very heavy glass compared to the cheaper decanters, but it still pours easily. Very impressed, I love it.

I have posted some pictures of this glass next to a selection of other glasses at the top of this page. There are a lot of notes on the picture with wine in the glasses but I think you have to click on the picture to open the gallery to be able to see them.This is a large wine glass at about 11" tall. The foot of the glass (large disk at the bottom) is very large and heavy. That is good since it gives the glass a lot of stability and you do not feel like you are going to knock it over.The bowl of the glass is also very large and heavy. This counter balances the large foot, but there is sort of a dumbbell feel to the glass with both ends being quite heavy. The stem is robust so there is a good feel in your hand.The rim is one of the most important elements of a wine glass. In general, the thicker the rim the less enjoyable to glass is to drink from. This has a nice thin-to-medium rim that goes nicely with the glass. It is not so thin as to feel sheer and delicate, but not thick like a glass rim on a water glass. I think the rim enhances the wine from this glass.Perhaps the best quality of this glass is the way it looks sitting on the table. It is a very classic shape with the bowl having a slightly elongated look which makes it look delicate while still looking robust. They definitely look good and guests will give good comments about them.The glass is very large and if you are looking for the glass to enhance your wine, then you have to be selective in what you put into this glass. The bowl is so large that a normal pour leaves a lot of space between the liquid and your nose. Subtle and delicate wines are going to not show as well from this glass. I would not use this glass for old Bordeaux or Cabernet wines. Young California Cabernet is great from this type of glass and I think helps resolve the nose into a better flavor profile. I had a 2009 Caymus Cabernet from it the other night and it was very good.Do remember that it is a large glass. You can fit a whole bottle of wine in this glass, so be judicial in your pours. See the photo above with the wine in the glasses. It would be easy to over pour in this glass (and end up drinking more than you intended).This is a hand blown glass that is likely made to compete with the Riedel Sommeliers Bordeaux Grand Cru, Single Stem which is not shown in the pictures above. The Riedel is only slightly larger, but it is lighter and more delicate. It is also much more expensive.If you are looking to impress and want a very large glass, then this is an excellent choice. It is not going to be the best glass for the majority of red wines, so if you are looking for a glass that is better for a larger number of wines, I suggest the Riedel Vinum Bordeaux, Set of 2 or the Ravenscroft Crystal Bordeaux Glass, Set of 4. Both of these are excellent glasses for most all Cabernet based wines and will do well for Merlot and Zinfandel wines as well. This is more of a specialized glass, but I highly recommend it.My shipping was fine with this glass. They arrived well packaged and were not broken.