A 30-litre, four-foot-tall bottle of bubbles was escorted into Searcys Champagne Bar at London’s St Pancras train station as the venue celebrates National Champagne Week, from October 6 to 12.

Europe’s longest Champagne bar drafted in the Melchizedek, which contains the equivalent of 40 bottles, soon after it removed sparkling wines from its menus, with drinkers opting for the quintessential French variety.

Searcys bars boast 15 Champagnes available by the glass each day, and 140 by the bottle and managing director Chris Maddison claims popularity for the “real thing” is on the up.

But however much the popularity of Champagne soars in the UK, it might be a little tricky for any enthusiast to find a place for this bottle.

“Containing the same amount of Champagne as 40 standard bottles, the price tag doesn’t come cheap and pouring from the bottle is no easy feat – it requires a specially devised mechanical stand for expert pouring precision into the flute,” said Searcys operations director, Joël Claustre MCA (Master of Culinary Arts).