How to pour liquor (or any drink for that matter)

[butternutsquashpie]

So I've always thought there to be a technique to pouring liquors and wines and even beers. But seeing people in restaurants and bars, I learned that even if there was one, it's not really followed.....

Normally i always get a skinny bottle like Cragganmore or Remy Martin. Those i can simply twist those and get no dribble running down the mouth (90% of the time).
But I just bought a cheap bottle of Aberlour 12. If anyone knows what that is, the hole of the bottle is around the size of a Robusto. They also have a thick as all hell glass rim around the ALREADY WIDE mouth. I haven't poured that a single time without a drop or two running down the side of the bottle.

Anyone got their techniques on how to solve this thing?
Even for the skinny bottles cause they're still pretty bloody hard to pour themselves.....

Cheers!
Jeremy

[daniel2001]

Simple technique. Get a litre jug, turn the whisky upside down and die happy.

[SmokeyDave]

Whisky decanter, works for me on my go to malt.

Until the missus nicks it for cooking, but thats another story!

[Puff Scotty]

Anyone got their techniques on how to solve this thing?

Drink straight from the bottle....

[baileyth]

straw,

[Wid3y]

Slightly off topic, anyone tried those wine aerators - highly recommend!

[butternutsquashpie]

Simple technique. Get a litre jug, turn the whisky upside down and die happy.

I was hoping there could be something that could just add onto the bloody bottle so I wouldn't have to buy those things. Or better, a technique or two (other people's responses, no matter how funny, will not suffice, haha)

But ah well, guess i'll just have to deal with it then......

[butternutsquashpie]

Slightly off topic, anyone tried those wine aerators - highly recommend!

Had some with cognac before, added a smoothness that would happen with like 3 minutes of swirling the thing.
Why not just save yourself a couple of pounds and swirl the thing?

[Puff Scotty]

I was hoping there could be something that could just add onto the bloody bottle so I wouldn't have to buy those things. Or better, a technique or two (other people's responses, no matter how funny, will not suffice, haha)

But ah well, guess i'll just have to deal with it then......

I sometimes use these...but find them a bit poncey!

Bar tools.jpg

[Puff Scotty]

Slightly off topic, anyone tried those wine aerators - highly recommend!

Do you mean the aerosol cans? or if you look at the top in the picture,,that type?? Bar tools.jpg

[Wid3y]

More like this..

http://www.vinturi.org.uk/

[Puff Scotty]

Right, I see..an aerator that does away with decanting...good idea for a winey but for my uneducated palate I'll stick to decanting the odd decent bottle I have...I use ship decanters for wine...never seems to take long..by the time you've had a half glass the rest has opened up...specially if you give it a swirl...
As for spirits..the angels get their share already...

[Wid3y]

Do need to start collecting a few bottles of the good stuff. All I have at present is some Jura.. Any recommendations puff to get the ball rolling? Lots of chatter on here about laddie 10!!

[Puff Scotty]

Loads of variables H...would take a book to go through it...of which i have one ..stuffed with notes...
Where are you now? would be my first question..what have you tried & liked/disliked..& we'll go from there...

[AdamK]

Slightly off topic, anyone tried those wine aerators - highly recommend!

I got my Dad a Vinturi one a couple of years ago and he uses it all the time. It's quite nice when you only want to pour the odd glass of Red here and there.

I got another one for him which attaches to the bottle and does the same thing as you pour it, but I think the Mrs put it in the bin by mistake