Bar Measures

Bar Measures Storage & Prep Formal Dining

Wine Bottles

The list below indicate the names and sizes of many standard bar measurements. Some measures have more than one name

Wine Bottle Size	Number of Bottles(75cl)	Number of Glasses(15cl)	Litres
Half Quarter	0.13	0.7	0.094
Eighth	0.1333	0.666	0.1
Piccolo	0.25	1.2	0.1875
Split	0.25	1.2	0.1875
Quarter	0.2667	1.333	0.2
Chopine	0.33	1.7	0.25
Half	0.5	2.5	0.375
Demi	0.5	2.5	0.375
Tenth	0.5	2.5	0.375
Clavelin	0.83	4.1	0.62
Jennie	0.67	3.3	0.5
Standard	1	5	0.75
Fifth	1.01	5.1	0.757
Litre	1.33	7	1
Magnum	2	10	1.5
Marie Jeanne	3	15	2.25
Tregnum	3	15	2.25
Tappit Hen	3	15	2.25
Jeroboam	4	20	3
Double Magnum	4	20	3
Rehoboam	6	30	4.5
Bordeaux Jereboam	6	30	4/5
McKenzie	6.67	33.3	5
Methuselah	8	40	8
Imperial	8	40	8
Salmanazar	12	60	9
Balthazar	16	80	12
Nebuchad- nezzar	20	100	15
Melchior	24	120	18
Solomon	26.7	130	20
Sovereign	35	175	25
Primat	36	180	27
Goliat	36	180	27
Midas	40	200	30
Melchizedek	40	200	30

Spirit Bottles

Litres	USA	EU
0.050	✔	X
0.100	✔	✔
0.200	✔	✔
0.350	X	✔
0.375	✔	X
0.500	✔	✔
0.700	X	✔
0.750	✔	X
1.000	✔	✔
1.750	✔	✔
2.000	X	✔

Liqueur Bottles

Most sizes are unavailable in many countries

Litres	Name
0.020	Small Miniature
0.050	Standard Miniature
0.100	Eighth
0.200	Piccolo (Pony) (Quarter) (Snipe) (Split)
0.350	Half Bottle EU
0.375	Half Bottle US
0.375	Half Litre
0.700	Bottle EU
0.750	Bottle US
1.000	Litre

UK Pub Glass Measures

Other countries often use different measures

Litres	Comment
0.025 & multiples	Spirits Pubs must select either the 0.025 L or 0.035 L measure and never use the alternative size
0.035 & multiples
0.050 & multiples	Fortified Wine
0.070 & multiples	Fortified Wine
0.125 & multiples	Still Wine
0.175 & multiples	Still Wine
0.189	Beer (¹/₃, ¹/₂, ²/₃ pint)
0.284 & multiples
0.379

Drinks can be served in multiples of some measures. e.g a bar can serve a 0.568 L measure of beer (1 pint) because multiples of 0.284 L (½ pint) are allowed.