Bartholomew's flask of delay is a small heavy duty glass bottle, roughly the size and shape of a softball. It has a wide, short neck and a dark brown cork. Twine has been wrapped around the neck to provide a grip, and a longer loop provides an impromptu handle.
Bartholomew's flask of delay can hold spells and cantrips. To use the flask, have a friend cast their spell/cantrip in your direction, while you hold the bottle with the neck facing towards them.
If an enemy has cast the spell, you can use one reaction to attempt to bottle it. Roll to dodge the spell as normal, but instead of simply dodging, the spell is trapped inside the bottle.
Once the spell or cantrip has been caught, you can hold on to it indefinitely. If you want to use it, on your turn you can use one action or bonus action to release the cork. (I'd advise pointing it away from you!) Whichever way you point it, the spell will blast out as if it had been normally cast. For example, if my friend casts Tasha's Hideous Laughter into the flask, on my next turn, I'll point the flask towards the goblin, and the goblin makes a wisdom saving throw, as if I had just cast the spell.
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