jdaw1 wrote: ↑01:33 Sat 04 Nov 2023
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jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:37 Fri 03 Nov 2023I don’t believe that there is a material between single and double decanting (yes, this statement could have playful consequences). Both thoroughly tumble the liquid with air: they are properly mixed. Does a second tumble add to that? Well, in this context, air is mixed in, so I think not. So either single into decanter, or immediately back into the bottle — whatever is convenient.
I would have to disagree with this statement. with 2 different tastings I have done.
I open a mag of W77 at the weekend, the first part of the bottle had been decanted into a small old school claret decanter, then they didn't have anymore decanters, when having a quick look I found a pair of carafes. I decanted the second part into the first of the carafes and then thought that it would be good for them to be in a matching pair, so i then poured the claret decanter into the second the carafes. when coming to taste around 3 hours later, the first (which had been double decanted) was just losing the hot and sharp finish and with in a few minutes of the glass was lovely and smooth. we finished the first decanter and then moved onto the second (single decanted) was still very hot and sharp on the finish was taking a longtime in the glass to get going, so after about 10mins, I double decanted it and after about 15 mins in the decanter it started become the same as the first decanter. it was like having 2 different wines in front of you.
i have had a similar thing happen with a F66 but with wine glasses and watching it evolve, in the first glass and then you pour a new glass after 20mins from the decanter and you can have 2 different wines. this bottle was decanted into a Sandeman 20 year old bottle, when we pulled the stopper of i fell that it was very under decanted (7 hours decanted this way) so put this into red wine glasses.
Therefore I think there is a tasting to be organised a long the lines of,
decanter shapes and single vs double decanting.
decant and straight back into the bottle
decant into a high sided decanter
decant into a ships decanter
and if need be into a carafe
then the other part is decanting a mag, split with straight into a decanter and other part into a jug and then poured into the decanter