One thing I have recently acquired is a hip flask. Now, I have wanted a hip flask for a very long time and i wanted to share some reasons as to why I feel it is important for a gentleman to own one.
Firstly owning a hip flask accounts for easy transportation of your favourite spirit should that be a fine Scotch, Bourbon, or maybe Brandy, which I believe were the traditional spirits put in hip flasks. However there is no reason it should be limited to those, Gin or Rum would not be unusual either, but I would imagine that now it doesn't matter what you put in one as it is personal preference and people have very different drinking choices.
Owning a hip flask doesn't just mean you can carry your spirits around with you, you could use them to smuggle alcohol into a place where you want to 'spice' you drink up for free. For example, order a ginger beer for half the price of an alcoholic drink, add some rum and you have a great little cocktail. Ask for some tonic water and throw some gin in. By having something as small and concealable as a hip flask you can easily do this.
The practicality of owning one does mean that if your out at a public event and you need a bit of warmth it is subtle and easy to get the heat and kick that you need.
Interestingly in the Royal Air Force 'Hip Flask' was code for a Revolver.
Be warned having a hip flask with alcohol in in many areas of the U.S is illegal because of the open container laws which prevents the possession of an unsealed container of alcohol in a public place.
-Happy Drinking-
-Louis-
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