Luxury Editor Hetty Chidwick finds the best hip flasks for the new hunting season
Double leather hip flask, £79, Aspinal of London (0845 052 6900; www. aspinaloflondon.com)
Hare flask, £145, Holland & Holland (020–7499 4411; www.hollandandholland.com)
Hip flask in red, grained tunstall, £55, Pickett (020– 7493 8939; www.pickett.co.uk)
Silver engravable hip flask, £580, Asprey (020–7493 6767; www.asprey.com)
Hunter’s flask with four cups, £180, Ettinger (020–8877 1616; www.ettinger. co.uk)
The Great American flask, £175, Fox & Hardy (www. foxandhardy. com; 020– 3727 7262)
Voyager Expedition flask, £74, Dalvey (01349 884111;www.dalvey.com)
Oval hip flask, £1,750, William & Son (020–7493 8385; www.williamandson.com)
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