Two-Bottle Double-Door Presentation Box

Structure and materials

The body is 1400 g greyboard with a 157 g textured facing paper. That board weight is our standard for rigid boxes. It holds its shape under stacking and repeated opening. The facing paper carries the print and the finish, and you choose it from our stock of specialty, coated, and textured papers.

Doors are lined with velvet over EVA foam. Each bottle sits in its own well, with a divider between them. The wells are located at the shoulder and the base. That gives you a four-point hold on each bottle, so the neck and shoulder are never unsupported.

Black, deep blue, and burgundy are the hardest colors to hold consistent across a run. We match Pantone, approve a first article, and sample mid-run. If your design uses one of those three, budget for extra proofing time.

Why the card pocket matters

The card pocket is where most double-door boxes fail. If the pocket's fixing layer sits close to the closing edge, the inserted card lifts that door. Then the two doors don't meet evenly. You see a gap at the seam, or one door sits proud of the other.

We move the pocket's fixing layer away from the closing edge. That way the card adds no thickness at the seam. The doors close flush with or without the card.

This will not show up on an empty sample. You have to check closure with the actual card fitted. If you send us the card stock you'll use, we'll test with it. If you don't have it yet, tell us the thickness and we'll use an equivalent.

Insert fit and bottle hold

Two-bottle boxes should never rely on insert friction alone. We cut the EVA wells to your bottle's diameter at the shoulder and base, then line them with velvet. The divider keeps the bottles from touching each other or the box walls.

Our insert rule is simple: the bottle is held at four points, no unsupported neck or shoulder. We check it three ways. Shake the closed box for ten seconds, nothing moves. Tilt it to 45 degrees, nothing slides. Invert it, nothing releases.

If your bottle has an unusual shoulder shape, send us the bottle or a 3D scan. The wells can be adjusted. But the four-point rule stays.

Tolerances and consistency

Our control tolerance is plus or minus 1 mm on inserts and plus or minus 2 mm on the box body. That's the range we hold in production, not a target for the first sample.

Magnet strength is matched on both doors. If one door snaps shut harder than the other, the box feels cheap. We test each pair before assembly.

Color control is Pantone matching, first-article approval, and mid-run sampling. The first article is your reference. Mid-run sampling catches drift before it becomes a full batch problem.

Pre-shipment checks

Before packing, we run three in-house checks with the bottle loaded. A 1.2 m six-face drop test. Stacking top load of 40 kg or more for 24 hours. And a truck and sea vibration simulation to confirm no internal movement.

These are practical checks on the box you'll actually ship. If a bottle breaks in the drop test, we adjust the insert or the board weight before you ever see it.

For double-door boxes, we add one more check: the doors must close flush with the card inserted, and the magnets must hold through the vibration test.

When this is the wrong choice

If your bottles are heavy, the 1400 g greyboard may flex too much. We'd recommend a solid wood box or a heavier board. If you need to ship flat and assemble at destination, this rigid box is not for you. It ships assembled.

If you're gifting a single bottle, a double-door box wastes space and cost. A single-bottle magnetic closure box does the same job for less. If your budget is tight, a foldable cardboard box with a paper mould insert will protect the bottle at a fraction of the cost.

Ask yourself: does the opening moment justify the extra material and assembly time? For an everyday bottle, probably not. For a collector's bottle, yes.

Specifying your box

To start, send us the bottle dimensions or a bottle sample, your reference design, the quantity, and any special requirements. We'll quote from that.

We offer two sample types. A blank sample shows the structure, the door alignment, and the insert fit. A printed sample shows the visual: paper, finish, and color. Most buyers order the blank sample first, then the printed sample once the structure is approved.

The same box body often serves several corporate clients with only the card changed. If you have multiple clients or multiple vintages, one structure can cover them all. That reduces your tooling cost and your per-box price.

Production steps

We follow eight steps: online consultation, design confirmation, plate making and proofing, machine printing, machine lamination, machine box making, hand assembly, and quality inspection and packing.

Hand assembly is where the velvet lining, the magnets, and the card pockets are fitted. This is the step that makes or breaks a double-door box. We train our assemblers on this specific structure.

Quality inspection includes the drop test, the stacking test, and the vibration test, plus a visual check of every box. Then we pack in shipping cartons with dividers.

Questions buyers ask

Send your bottle sample or dimensions with your reference design, and we'll quote a two-bottle double-door box that closes flush, holds both bottles, and survives the trip. Get a Quote