Drinks House 247 is a 24-hour alcohol delivery service in London, delivering champagne, wine, spirits and beer across the capital in 30–45 minutes, every day of the year, with next-day delivery to the rest of UK mainland. This page answers the questions we are asked most often — about delivery rules, serving, storage and quantities — in plain terms, without the sales pitch.
Every answer below is written to be useful on its own. If you already know what you want, go straight to champagne, best sellers or gift sets and hampers.
These are the practical questions people ask most often about getting alcohol delivered in London.
Yes. Drinks House 247 delivers alcohol across London 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, typically within 30–45 minutes of ordering. There is no cut-off time: an order placed at 3am is handled exactly like one placed at 3pm. The person receiving it must be 18 or over and may be asked for ID at the door.
Yes. UK retailers must verify that the recipient is 18 or over, and the check happens at the door rather than at checkout. Drinks House 247 operates a Challenge 21 policy, so if the person accepting the delivery looks under 21 the driver will ask for photo ID. A passport, UK driving licence or PASS-accredited card is accepted. Without ID, the driver cannot hand the order over.
Yes, and it is one of the most common requests in central London. Add the guest's full name and room number to the delivery address so reception can route it correctly. Many hotels ask that deliveries are left with the concierge, in which case a staff member over 18 signs for it. Same-day delivery covers every London borough inside the M25.
Yes. Enter the recipient's address at checkout rather than your own and add a gift note, which is included with the order. Whoever opens the door must be 18 or over and may be asked for ID, so it is worth telling the recipient to expect a delivery. London orders arrive the same day; the rest of UK mainland is next day. Browse champagne gifts or gift sets and hampers.
Alcohol cannot be left on a doorstep, with a neighbour or in a safe place, because the age check has to happen in person. If nobody answers, the driver will attempt to call the number on the order. If they still cannot hand it over, the order returns to base and a redelivery is arranged. Adding a working mobile number at checkout is the single best way to avoid this.
Yes. Drinks House 247 operates every day of the year, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day, when most shops and supermarkets are shut. Demand is far higher than normal on those dates, so delivery windows stretch — ordering earlier in the day is sensible rather than essential.
Serving, storing and choosing — the questions that decide whether a good bottle shows well.
| Format | Capacity | 125ml flutes | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter / Piccolo | 20cl | 1–2 | Single serve, favours |
| Half | 37.5cl | 3 | Two people, tasting |
| Standard | 75cl | 6 | Everyday and gifting |
| Magnum | 1.5L | 12 | Top table, ages more slowly |
| Jeroboam | 3L | 24 | Large parties, display |
| Methuselah | 6L | 48 | Events, statement piece |
Shop by format: half bottles, standard 75cl, jeroboams, or browse all champagne.
A standard 75cl bottle pours six 125ml flutes. Poured more generously, or into wider coupes, expect five. For a single welcome toast, one bottle serves six to eight people because glasses are filled less full. Magnums (1.5L) give twelve flutes and are the usual choice for a top table.
For a welcome toast only, allow one bottle per six guests — about nine bottles for 50 people. If champagne is being drunk through the evening rather than just raised once, allow half a bottle per adult, which is 25 bottles for 50 guests. Add roughly 10% so you do not run out at the wrong moment.
Serve non-vintage champagne at 8–10°C and vintage or prestige cuvées slightly warmer at 10–12°C, where more of the aroma comes through. That means about three hours in the fridge, or 20–30 minutes in a bucket of half ice, half water. Serving it near freezing mutes everything you paid for.
With a proper sparkling-wine stopper, an opened bottle keeps its mousse for three to five days in the fridge. Without one, it is noticeably flat within a day. The teaspoon-in-the-neck trick does nothing; what actually helps is keeping the bottle cold, because carbon dioxide stays dissolved more readily at low temperatures.
Serving, storing and quantity questions for wine — see also our home wine storage checklist.
Light whites and rosés hold up for two to three days in the fridge; fuller reds for three to five days re-corked and kept cool. Fortified wines like port and sherry last weeks. What kills wine is oxygen, so the emptier the bottle, the faster it fades — decanting leftovers into a smaller bottle buys you an extra day or two.
Most red wine shows best between 14°C and 18°C, which is cooler than a typical heated UK room. Lighter reds such as Beaujolais or young Pinot Noir are better at the bottom of that range and benefit from 20 minutes in the fridge. Served at 22°C, alcohol dominates and fruit flattens out.
A 75cl bottle at 12% ABV contains 9 UK units; at 13.5% it is about 10 units, and at 14% it is 10.5. The formula is ABV multiplied by volume in litres. UK guidance is to drink no more than 14 units a week, spread across several days — roughly a bottle and a half of average-strength wine.
Agave, cognac and storage questions. Browse whisky, tequila, gin, vodka, rum and cognac.
Both are agave spirits from Mexico. Tequila must be made from blue weber agave, grown in Jalisco and parts of four neighbouring states, and the agave is usually steamed in ovens. Mezcal can be made from dozens of agave varieties and is traditionally roasted in earth pits over hot rocks, which is where its smoke comes from. All tequila is technically a type of mezcal; the reverse is not true.
A large share of the price is the bottle. Each Clase Azul decanter is hand-made and hand-painted by artisans in Santa María Canchesdá, Mexico, and no two are identical. The tequila itself is slow-cooked agave aged in oak, produced in small volumes. You are buying a decorative object as much as a spirit, which is why it gifts so well. See the Clase Azul range.
They are minimum ages for the youngest eau-de-vie in the blend. VS is at least two years, VSOP at least four, and XO at least ten. Older blends are rounder and more dried-fruit driven, younger ones brighter and better in cocktails. The grade tells you nothing about the oldest component, which is often far older. Browse cognac.
| Bottle | Size | Servings | Serving size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champagne / sparkling | 75cl | 6 | 125ml flute |
| Wine | 75cl | 5 | 150ml glass |
| Wine (small pours) | 75cl | 6 | 125ml glass |
| Spirits | 70cl | 28 / 14 | 25ml single / 50ml double |
| Spirits | 1L | 40 / 20 | 25ml single / 50ml double |
London orders are delivered the same day, around the clock, from our Battersea base to every borough inside the M25. Orders outside London are sent next day to UK mainland addresses. Add a gift note at checkout if you are sending to someone else, and include a mobile number so the driver can reach the recipient.
We operate a Challenge 21 policy: whoever accepts the delivery must be 18 or over, and photo ID may be requested. Please drink responsibly.
Questions we have not answered here? Call 0203 4883266, email sales@drinkshouse247.co.uk, or see our contact page. For coverage by area, see the areas we deliver to.
