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TANTALUS DECANTER HOLDER

From EG Leyshon, Wollaston, Northants

The Tantalus serves two purposes - it allows you to show off your expensive malts and brandies while thwarting the sneaky tippler when your back is turned!

The overhead handle swings on a lockable hinge, snapping shut once the bottles are back in place. Unless you've got the key, however tantalising the contents (hence Tantalus) no-one will be able to help themselves to your spirits.

Your own two-bottle example is made of oak, encasing a pair of ...

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