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Mr. Penguin vs. Magnum

March 5th, 2008 @ 6:04 pm by Mrs. Penguin

Our venue has a corkage fee on champagne, so of course, we’re coming fully armed with magnums to save a little dough .  A magnum is 1.5 liters, or 2 full bottles of regular champagne.  This weekend we set out to find out how many glasses we could pour from a magnum… I suppose a quick Google search would have given us the answer, but where’s the fun in that?

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The answer is 20 glasses of slightly-fuller-than-half filled glasses of champagne. Despite the fact that a magnum of Cooks costs only $7, Mr. Penguin thought it would be a shame to let so much bubbly go to waste, so he tackled fifteen glasses, while I sipped a modest five.

Needless to say, the next morning was a bit rough on poor Mr. Peng. And we will no longer be serving Cooks at our wedding, despite its highly desirable price point.

Magnum, 1, Mr. Penguin, 0.

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17 Responses to “Mr. Penguin vs. Magnum”

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tea
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tea (message)  2,616 posts, Sugar bee

lol. poor mr. penguin. the sacrifices you make for the sake of research. hopefully you’ll be able to find another affordable subsitute.

 
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Angel (message)  1,252 posts, Bumble bee

Hahahaha…only the finest research will do. :)

 
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trish

You might want to double check with your venue that corkage is not more expensive for a magnum. I’ve worked in restaurants for a long time, and *usually* you get charged more for a magnum. The restaurants aren’t dummies. :D So you might not end up saving any money, and from a server’s perspective, you will be cursed in the kitchen for trying to pull a fast one and bringing magnums that the servers then have to pour (they’re very heavy!!).

 
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stargazerlily
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stargazerlily (message)  946 posts, Busy bee

thanks trish! Our venue actually suggested the magnums to save on corkage :)

 
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JenniferB

Um, this was totally not the type of Magnum I thought about when I read the title!!!

Sorry, I have gutter brain today!

 
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Kat

UGH 15 glasses of Cook’s? Sounds like a bad day… haha

 
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brendalynn

This sounds like its prime for “How much is inside?” at Cockeyed.com–I only suggest it since it’s a Sacramento thing…

 
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jessicalynn (message)  62 posts, Worker bee

too funny. hopefully mr. p is better now. tell mr. p thanks for testing out 15 glasses for us, now i will only attempt up to 14 in one night :)

 
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missMeliss

You guys are so cute. You just made my day with a full round of laugher! Sorry Mr. Peng…

 
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ChicagoSarah

Hilarious! Wedding research takes on all kinds of interesting forms. Thanks for starting my morning with a big laugh! :)

 
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ErinMarieMack
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ErinMarieMack (message)  642 posts, Busy bee

I am getting queasy just reading your post. Hangovers….ugh! It sounds like you and Mr. P have so much fun together! Your marriage is sure to be sweet!

 
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cs

If this is for your champagne toast, you may even want to think about filling even less then half-way. It turns out (and this still amazes me) a lot of people don’t like champagne! So you end up with a ton of glasses left around with only one sip drunk. Probably very annoying to see as you add up the costs mentally. :)

 
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cinderellasmom (message)  146 posts, Blushing bee

Now thats the kind of wedding planning that sounds like fun!

 
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stargazerlily
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stargazerlily (message)  946 posts, Busy bee

cs - You’re so right :) I did fill them up quite high for a Champagne toast! Heavy handed hahaha. I bet you could squeeze out 26-28 glasses if youre only doing champagne for the toasts!

 
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Busylizzy

Wow - talk about dedication and devotion. I´m impressed! ;o)

 
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Jess

Hahaha….I love your posts, Miss Penguin!!

PS: I’m getting married on the same date as you - wooo!

 
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Miss Cream Puff (message)  227 posts, Helper bee

You crack me the heck up, sister. I swear I tell you that on every post, but it’s the damn truth.

 


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