A dispensing device for storing and dispensing oils and other viscous liquids is provided. The device comprises an elongate body member and a dispensing tip. The dispensing tip comprises a valve member that is biased toward a closed position to prevent unwanted egress of device contents. In order to dispense device contents, a force is applied to the contents within the device, and that force is transmitted to the valve member to urge the valve member toward a temporary open position and allow contents to be dispensed.

An unimpeded pourer device for allowing unimpeded movement of the valve member in the bore of the tubular member. The unimpeded pourer device includes a pourer assembly adapted to be in fluid communication with a bottle and including a tubular member having a bore disposed therein, and also including a spout in fluid communication with the tubular member and having passageway extending therethrough in communication with the bore; and a valve assembly in communication with the pourer assembly for dispensing measured amounts of liquid through and from the pourer assembly.

The present invention recognizes that there exists a long felt need for devices that can dispense a compound in a measured aliquot, A first aspect of the present invention generally relates to a ball valve device. A second aspect of the present invention generally relates to a method of making a ball valve of the present invention. A third aspect of the present, invention generally relates to a method of dispensing a compound using a ball valve device of the present invention.