Chances
are that if you are reading this then you have recently been given a hip flask
or that you have cleaned out your cupboard and dusted off a forgotten hip
flask. Or perhaps you are the unfortunate individual who always has bad luck
with filling hip flasks and is bemoaning your poor eye-hand coordination or the
loss of perfectly good vodka! Now fret not, because we have perfected filling a
hip flask down to an art form. What’s more, it is a skill that you can easily
master with a few tools in your arsenal and just a bit of practice!
What
Is a Hip Flask?
Before
you go about trying to fill a hip flask, it is important to know what it is.
Hip flasks are always metallic – made of stainless steel, pewter, or some other
variety of metal. They come in a variety of sizes from 3 oz to 5 oz or even
larger! Don’t confuse hip flasks with other metallic bottles as the former is
specially designed to keep your hard liquors fresh for as long as possible. Hip
flasks are characterized by small necks, which make them ideal for not letting
your drinks go stale. The caveat, however, is that it might be tricky to pour
from a bottle to a hip flask directly.
Always
Use a Funnel
Most
hip flasks gift sets tend to come with metallic funnels that make
it easy to pour. Typically, they are either short-necked or long-necked
depending on the size of the hip flask itself. However, if you have misplaced
your hip flask or did not have one to begin with, simply purchase one. They are
affordable and worth the investment especially if you plan to use your hip
flasks frequently. The process is straightforward: place the funnel into the
mouth of the hip flask and just start pouring. However, things might start to
get a little dicey especially if you are not good at estimating the volume of
liquid you are pouring. There is a tool for that, though…
Use
a Measuring Cup
A
measuring cup is useful for measuring your drink. They are versatile and you
probably already have them in your kitchen. If not, pick a standard stainless-steel
cup in your kitchen, it should be about 8 oz. However, this is just
an estimate and may not yield precise results. Before you pour, check the
volume of the hip flask, it is usually engraved at the bottom of the flask. If
not, it will be printed on the packaging. If all else fails, all you must do is
fill your hip flask with tap water till it is full and pour back the remaining
water into the measuring cup or any other cup. This would give you a good gauge
of how much liquid you must pour.
All
in all, filling a flask without spilling a drop is not a herculean task. If you
have the right tools and the right attitude, you should be cruising your way to
a dry concert, nary a drop spilled!
