Living in Vermont I love maple syrup. I don't love the sticky maple syrup in the ugly plastic jugs or the sticky syrup dripping down the side of glass. This maple syrup holder is pretty and enough that I don't feel like a five year old begging more a pool of syrup on my plate. The frosted glass highlights the differences in syrup (grade AA, grade A, grade B?) and the stopper means you can leave the syrup in the decanter.