Large champagne containers
There are around fifteen different types of champagne container. They range from small 20 cl bottles to 30 liters. The latter is equivalent to 40 standard bottles of champagne! (Remember that a standard bottle has a capacity of 75 cl).
Here's a summary of existing containers:
- Quart: 20 cl
- Demi: 37.5 cl (half the capacity of a standard bottle)
- Bottle: 75 cl (standard bottle)
- Magnum: 150 cl (= 2 standard bottles)
- Jeroboam : 300 cl ( = 4 standard bottles)
- Methuselah : 600 cl ( = 8 standard bottles)
- Salmanazar : 900 cl ( = 12 standard bottles)
- Balthazar : 1200 cl ( = 16 standard bottles)
- Nebuchadnezzar : 1500 cl ( = 20 standard bottles)
- Salomon : 1800 cl ( = 24 standard bottles)
- Primat : 2700 cl ( = 36 standard bottles)
- Melchisedech : 3000 cl ( = 40 standard bottles)
Remember that some of these containers are very large, weighing up to 55 kg. Several people are needed to fill the flutes.
If you want to preserve your champagne at its best, choose the magnum (150 cl capacity).
Large containers are intended to be drunk within a year of purchase. In fact, it's the Brut champagnes without year that are mostly sold in large containers.
As far as price is concerned, it should be noted that bottles in large containers are more expensive than standard bottles. For example, a Jeroboam of champagne equivalent to 4 bottles will always be more expensive than 4 times the price of the standard bottle.
There are several reasons for this:
- Large containers are produced in smaller quantities, so there are fewer economies of scale in their production.
- Large containers are more difficult and time-consuming to handle.
How to choose the right quantity of champagne for your New Year's Eve party?
New Year's Eve is approaching and you're wondering how many bottles of champagne you should buy? Do you want to "mark the occasion" with a big container to say goodbye to the past year? Here's a simple calculation to help you anticipate what you'll need. And don't forget, you can never have too much champagne - if there's any left over, you can continue the party the next day...
Keep in mind that a classic bottle will serve 6 to 7 flutes of champagne (depending on the capacity of the flute). We invite you to make this simple calculation according to the number of guests. It's also useful to know that more glasses are consumed at the beginning of the evening than at the end, when the meal has already been finished and the drinks consumed during theaperitif and meal. It's therefore a parameter that can also guide you, depending on when you want to open this large container.
For example, if you buy a jeroboam, you'll be able to serve between 24 and 28 flutes of champagne. And so on, depending on the container you choose. Last but not least, if the large container allows for an exceptional moment of sharing, the bottle is often kept as a token of this great moment of celebration!
We hope you have a wonderful New Year's Eve, and don't forget to drink in moderation...
