—used for revolvers
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
In the cellar of Champagne Castelnau (Reims, France), vintage bottles and magnums were stored for years in wooden racks in the upside-down position for prolonged aging with the yeasty sediment in their necks.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023
All vintages except for 1974 were studied in three bottle sizes: the standard 750-milliliter, the 1.5-liter magnum, and the 3-liter jeroboam.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023
How about an expedition across an unexplored section of Antarctica; a bespoke picture from one of the team behind Avatar; a barrel of the first rum distilled in Monaco; a rare Dunhill lighter and cocktail shaker from the 1930s; or a collection of Napa-estate Cabernet Sauvignon magnums?
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2023
Waitresses hoist magnums of Dom Pérignon, cutting a path through VIPs in the pit.
—Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2023
Wine served in large-format bottles makes an outsize impression, and the ability to pour 10 to 12 glasses from a single magnum takes a multicourse-pairing dinner to the next level.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2023
The réserve is made in sizes ranging from splits (187 milliliters, or one-quarter bottles, which Robinson refers to as minis) to half bottles, full sizes, magnums, jeroboams (equivalent to six bottles), Salmanazars (12 bottles), and Nebuchadnezzars (20 bottles).
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2023
At magnum velocities, the soft bullets tended to fragment and fail to penetrate adequately.
—Joseph Von Benedikt, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
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Fresh, seasonal small plates fly out of the kitchen until 11 p.m., and tables grow increasingly jubilant as magnums of wine start to crowd their tables.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
In the cellar of Champagne Castelnau (Reims, France), vintage bottles and magnums were stored for years in wooden racks in the upside-down position for prolonged aging with the yeasty sediment in their necks.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023
All vintages except for 1974 were studied in three bottle sizes: the standard 750-milliliter, the 1.5-liter magnum, and the 3-liter jeroboam.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023
How about an expedition across an unexplored section of Antarctica; a bespoke picture from one of the team behind Avatar; a barrel of the first rum distilled in Monaco; a rare Dunhill lighter and cocktail shaker from the 1930s; or a collection of Napa-estate Cabernet Sauvignon magnums?
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2023
Waitresses hoist magnums of Dom Pérignon, cutting a path through VIPs in the pit.
—Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2023
Wine served in large-format bottles makes an outsize impression, and the ability to pour 10 to 12 glasses from a single magnum takes a multicourse-pairing dinner to the next level.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2023
The réserve is made in sizes ranging from splits (187 milliliters, or one-quarter bottles, which Robinson refers to as minis) to half bottles, full sizes, magnums, jeroboams (equivalent to six bottles), Salmanazars (12 bottles), and Nebuchadnezzars (20 bottles).
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2023
At magnum velocities, the soft bullets tended to fragment and fail to penetrate adequately.
—Joseph Von Benedikt, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Magnum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnum. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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