Talk:Flagon

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I'm a bit confused - I thought a flagon was a more general term for a vessel that holds liquid, usually with a handle and a lid, and also means the amount of liquid held in such a vessel. The OED has the earliest usage in english print at ca 1470-1485. I certainly don't disagree with any extra information and crosslinking, but I think the primary definition should be the most general. Comments? If I get around to it I'll add information to the entry in a bit. Jed 17:19, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Flagon wine and cider in Australia, almost exclusively of the very cheap variety, was popular amongst the lower socio-economic group for a long period preceding the introduction of cask-wine (which truly revolutionised alcoholism). Flagons (also known as "goons") were made of glass with a volume of approx 1 gallon. Anyone want to toss this around so we can keep a precise history of this obviously disappearing memory? It may not be savory but it existed. Smfcassidy 03:22, 18 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Smfcassidy (talk • contribs) 03:16, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1/2 Imperial gallon was the de facto standard volume of a glass flagon. Old news paper ads from 1900 to 1950s confirm the volume. Soft casks were 4 to 5L, and some 4L glass flagons did appear in competition. Glass containers always look much larger than plastic equivalents. Demijohns were 1.25 gallons, and carboys were 5 gallons. Modern glass flagons are a bit smaller than 1/2 Imp gal, at 2L. 220.244.247.10 (talk) 05:10, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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I've added a couple of citation needed tags to the New Zeland section as there are no sources at all. I'm also curious about the sentence "The amendment allowed winemakers to sell wine from their vineyards for off-licence consumption, so long as the quantity was two gallons or more - hence the 2 g flagon.". Should this not be 'two gallons or less'? It seems a little strange folks being forced to buy at least 2 gallons of wine at a time. (StupidWeasel (talk) 07:21, 8 September 2010 (UTC))[reply]