The colourful cache
Ettinger Sterling 6oz Captive Top
Most whisky has a vintage amber hue, but
that doesn’t mean your hip flask has to
match. Bring brightness to your back pocket
with this azure accoutrement from Ettinger:
compact, neatly curved and far classier than
anything you might come up with using a
plain flask and some old modelling paint.
£90 / ettinger.co.ukThe porcelain pop-top
MCGO Ivory Ceramic Flask
A ceramic bottle might not sound like the
safest way to transport booze, but pottery
worked just fine for the Romans. Sure, this is
not one to drop at the bottom of your kitbag,
but with walls a quarter of an inch thick,
MCGO’s wonderfully rustic looker won’t go
to pieces in your artisanal picnic basket.
$98 / misc-goods-co.comThe clean canteen
Snow Peak Titanium Curved
Inactivity is an unhelpful quality in a hiking
partner, but the ideal attribute for a flask.
Enter titanium: famed for its featherweight
strength, this metal’s inert chemical nature
means it won’t taint any tipple it touches. So,
unlike your friend’s idle attitude, this shapely
receptacle shouldn’t leave a bitter taste.
£116 / amazon.co.ukThe corner cutter
English Pewter Company Novus
As you learned during last summer’s efforts
at gardening, chopping the top corner
off something doesn’t usually pass for
innovation. Unlike your lopsided topiary,
though, the off-centre opening of this
pewter job is truly new – which you’ll know
from the name if your Latin’s up to scratch.
£85 / englishpewter.co.ukThe indestructible icon
Stanley Classic 8oz
The Zippo lighter. The Swiss Army Knife. The
Leatherman multi-tool. The best outdoor
gear is legendary for its sheer utility alone,
and Stanley’s stainless steel Classic flask is
no exception. As durable as it is iconic,
there’s a reason the wide-mouth warrior
ships with a lifetime warranty.
£27 / amazon.co.ukThe see-through stash
GSI Outdoors Boulder 10
Keeping track of rations is key to any
expedition, and that’s as true for fluids as
it is for food. Helpfully, this rugged number
has clear sides with measuring marks for
easy liquid management. It’s shatterproof
too, which should prevent wastage – unless
you absent-mindedly drain it all at once.
$19 / gsioutdoors.comIn search of liquid glow to go,
Chris Rowlands pockets
drams aplenty to find nine
of the finest flasks for
storing a nip of whisky
warmth this winterThe tartan tipple
Barbour Tartan
Wrapped in a wax jacket as the wind whips
across the moor, spare a thought for the
poor single malt shivering in your flask.
No fermented beverage deserves to freeze,
so invite yours to the tartan party with this
woven home, sure to keep your glug as snug
as a baby haggis in a sporran.
£38 / barbour.comThe leather lounger
Aspinal of London Classic 5oz
A sip or two is all it takes to warm the
cockles. Anything more and you’ll be
stumbling among the hills like your old
man after he’s been at the homebrew.
Go streamlined and refined with this
leather-bound flask from Aspinal, perfectly
sized to keep you toasty but sober.
£49 / aspinaloflondon.com1 Hip to be square?
From polished orbs to pewter cubes, flasks
come in many forms. Planning to pocket yours?
Opt for one with the classic kidney shape,
curved to keep a low profile against your body.2 Shot selection
Sharing is caring, but there’s only so much you
can carry in your coat pocket. A standard 6oz
flask will serve up seven single measures, so do
the maths before you dole out the drams.UPVOTED
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