Liquor Bottle Sizes: A Complete Guide

Liquor bottles come in various sizes to accommodate different needs and preferences. Understanding liquor bottle sizes is essential for distillers, liquor stores, and consumers. From standard sizes to unique ones, there are a wide range of options to choose from.

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There are various liquor bottle sizes available in the market, each catering to different needs and preferences. Whether your product is envisioned for consumers, wholesalers or retailers, there is something for every brand’s ideal bottle of liquor. First, let’s take a look at bottle sizes arranged by the type of spirit being packaged. 

Vodka

Vodka is usually packaged in standard bottle sizes, such as the miniature, split, pint, half-liter, liter, and magnum. The most common size for vodka is the half-liter.

Whiskey

Whiskey is often packaged in standard bottle sizes, such as the pint, half-liter, liter, and magnum. Whiskey bottles are also available in more unique sizes, such as the split and the magnum.

Gin

Gin is typically packaged in standard bottle sizes, such as the pint, half-liter, liter, and magnum. Gin bottles are also available in unique sizes, such as the split and the magnum.

Bourbon

Bourbon is usually packaged in standard bottle sizes, such as the pint, half-liter, liter, and magnum. Some bourbon brands also offer unique bottle sizes, such as the split and the magnum.

 

Now let’s take a look at sizing dimensions across the liquor packaging industry to learn more about the wide range of potential packaging options that are available from standard sizes to unique ones.

 

Standard Liquor Bottle Sizes

Different Types of Bottles  Milliliters Ounces Nip or Miniature  50 ml 1.7 oz  Half Pint 200 ml 6.8 oz Demi  350 ml  11.8 oz Fifth 750 ml 25.4 oz Liter 1,000 ml 33.8 oz Half Gallon 1,750 ml 59.2 oz

 

Above you can see some of the most common bottle sizes across the industry. These sizes include nips or miniature (50 ml), half pint (200 ml), fifth (750 ml), liter (1,000 ml), and half gallon (1,750 ml). TricorBraun stocks a variety of standard bottle sizes to help cater to different needs and preferences.

 

Less Common Liquor Bottle Sizes 

Different Types of Bottles  Milliliters Ounces Magnum 1500 ml 50.7 oz Jeroboam (double magnum) 3000 ml 101.4 oz Rehoboam 4500 ml 152.1 oz 

 

Above you can see some of the less common liquor bottle sizes including Magnum, Jeroboam, and Rehoboam. These larger sizes are mainly used for special occasions, such as weddings and parties, where a 1,500 to 4,500 ml bottle is great for large cocktail recipes or numerous cocktail pours. These liquor bottles are also commonly given as gifts during celebrations and holiday seasons. 

 

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Pot sizes are listed in litres capacity. They are usually black plastic, although an increasing number are being grown in taupe coloured pots to enable waste pots to be collected at the roadside.

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Please note the above guide is for illustration purposes only and are not sized proportionally to one another.

9cm – We generally use our P9 pots to grow our stock on from, our most common p9 lines are Ilex aquifolium and some herb and herbaceous lines. Our p9 pots are generally square.

2L – Our 2L pots are ideal for the production of amenity plants grown for one year, most commonly used for our 2L herbaceous and shrub lines, this size is great as the plants are small enough to establish but large enough to make an impact when first planted.

3L – Slightly larger than a 2L, we generally use these for our garden centre plants and some amenity lines.

5L – A 5L is Ideal for the production of bigger shrubs with a larger root capacity, these can be seen across our nursery but generally found within our garden centre sales.

10L – This is our most common pot for ‘specimen plants’ that have generally been grown for two years +.

20L – Used for specimen shrubs such as Rhododendron and conifers and some small trees.

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