The best bioethanol fuels, compared.
Top pick: B2C EcoLine 1 litre – Highest score at 83: 1 litre listed at 96.6% with a safety nozzle, 4.6 from 2,114 reviews, about £7.99. Best value: Green Haven 12 litres – About £42.49 for 12 litres, £3.54 a litre, the lowest unit price on a bottle that states a purity. Updated 22.10.2026.
Bioethanol is bottled liquid fuel for bioethanol fireplaces, tabletop burners, fire pits and some alcohol camping stoves on amazon.co.uk. You are usually topping up a burner you already own. Judge a bottle by the stated purity, the litres, the cap or nozzle, and whether the title says liquid fuel rather than gel, ceramic wool or a paraffin heater. A usable bottle states a strength in the mid-90s per cent, is denatured so it is not a drink, and pours without soaking the hearth. Burn time follows the burner opening, the fill level and the draught, not the brand name alone. Completely denatured alcohol must not be purified or redistilled. The checks, in order, are in the [bioethanol buying guide](/hub/diy-supplies/bioethanol/sub/bioethanol-buying-guide). Plain liquid is the default: in 2, 6 and 12 litres, and in 1 litre. Scented, in 6 x 1 litre or 12 x 1 litre, is the same job with a fragrance that reviews often call faint. Use it only if the appliance manual allows it. If tags a liquid bottle as ethanol gel powered, follow the title and the appliance manual.
Bioethanol is bottled liquid fuel for bioethanol fireplaces, tabletop burners, fire pits and some alcohol camping stoves on amazon.co.uk. You are usually topping up a burner you already own.
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How much do you want to buy?
The B2C EcoLine bottle is 1 litre of liquid bioethanol listed at 96.6%, with a safety nozzle, at £7.99 on amazon.co.uk. That is the highest price per litre in this set, and the star line is 4.6 from 2,114 reviews that are not copied onto the other ASINs here. In the first 50 reviews, several people describe about 3 to 5 hours from a litre in a fireplace, while others report about 2 hours, and one small decorative cylinder lasted about 10 minutes when filled to the line. Reviewers often mention a clean burn and little smell once the flame is going, with a slight smell when pouring, and one person noticed a fuel smell upstairs. At least one buyer found the squeeze bottle awkward to pour. The catalogue material field says metal, while the bullets say a PET bottle. It is the top pick in this set when you want a single litre with a stated 96.6% and a review file of its own, and a weak buy if you are shopping only on price per litre.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one litre to try, with 96.6% printed and a review count that is not shared with another pack size.
Less suitable: You are buying only by the lowest price per litre, or your small decorative burner empties in minutes.
Specifications
Common questions
What purity and bottle size are listed?
The bullets say 96.6% bioethanol in a 1 litre PET bottle with a safety nozzle. The price in the saved listing is £7.99.
Where is it listed for use?
The listing says indoor and outdoor bioethanol fires. It does not answer, in its own block, whether it suits every fireplace.
What do the sampled reviews repeat about burn time?
Several reviews describe a few hours from a litre in a fireplace. Others report about 2 hours, and one small decorative cylinder lasted about 10 minutes when filled to the line.
This 6 litre Green Haven pack is listed at £23.99, or £4.00 a litre, with 96% purity and a safety cap in the bullets. Amazon shows 4.5 from 3,520 reviews, the same file as the 2 litre and 12 litre listings, and some of those texts talk about a 2 litre bottle. Reviewers who like it say it lights easily, burns hot and steady, and smells mild once the flame is established, with useful warmth in a living room, a heater or when camping. The same file repeats caps that circle without coming off, and an odour at shutdown strong enough to cost a star. A few people still notice a fuel smell with a Trangia. No item weight is stored for this size. The page asks whether the fuel is safe indoors and does not answer in its own block, while the bullets claim an indoor burn.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already use plain Green Haven liquid and want a mid-size pack at £4.00 a litre without the 12 litre catalogue errors.
Less suitable: You want reviews written only about the 6 litre bottle, or a printed 96.6% with its own review count.
Specifications
Common questions
How many litres are in the pack?
The listing size is 6 litres, priced at £23.99, which is £4.00 per litre from those two figures.
What purity is printed?
The bullets state 96% purity and a safety cap. There is no 96.6% line on this file.
Are the reviews only for this 6 litre pack?
No. The 4.5 rating from 3,520 reviews, and the review text, match the 2 litre and 12 litre Green Haven saved listings.
At £42.49 for a stated 12 litres, this Green Haven pack works out at £3.54 a litre, the lowest unit price in the set. The bullets say 96% purity and a safety cap, while the special-features line says 96.6%, a child-proof cap and a safety pouring nozzle, so both figures are on the same amazon.co.uk page. The catalogue dimensions are 10 x 10 x 2 cm and the weight is 10 g, which is not a credible size or mass for 12 litres and is shown as listed. The 4.5 from 3,520 reviews matches the other Green Haven sizes, and the texts often describe a 2 litre bottle, including spinning caps and a smell when the flame goes out. A heating-coverage line of 200–300 sq ft sits on a fuel listing, not a measured heater output. In this comparison it is the best value pick when you want the most litres of plain Green Haven fuel for the money and you will ignore those broken size fields.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already know this liquid suits your burner and you want the lowest price per litre in the set.
Less suitable: You need one agreed purity figure, usable dimensions, or a review file that is only about the 12 litre pack.
Specifications
Common questions
What purity does the 12 litre listing give?
The bullets say 96% purity. The special features line says 96.6% purity, a child-proof cap and a safety pouring nozzle. Both lines are in the saved listing.
What are the listed dimensions?
The saved listing says 10 x 10 x 2 cm and 10 g. Those figures are not a credible size or weight for 12 litres, so they are shown as listed and not corrected.
Does this size have its own review count?
The file shows 4.5 out of 5 from 3,520 reviews, the same count and the same review text as the other Green Haven sizes.
The Green Haven 2 litre bottle is listed at £11.49 on amazon.co.uk, which is £5.75 a litre, with 96% purity in the bullets. The star line is 4.5 from 3,520 reviews, and the same score, count and review text appear on the 6 litre and 12 litre Green Haven files. In that shared sample, people describe a clean flame in tabletop fires and ornamental fire pits, and several say it leaves less soot than methylated spirits, including in a Trangia. A pour cap with a small hole is mentioned for burner wool. The complaints that keep coming back are a safety cap that spins and will not unscrew, and a strong smell as the flame goes out. Some reviewers also say it burns through faster than they expected and needs topping up. The catalogue power line says ethanol gel, while the title describes liquid fuel, so you should follow the title and the bullets rather than that attribute.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 2 litre bottle with a stated 96% and a UK origin line for a tabletop fire or a small fire pit.
Less suitable: You need a review count that belongs only to this size, or the lowest price per litre in the set.
Specifications
Common questions
What purity does this listing state?
The bullets state 96% purity. They also say denaturants are included as required by UK law. The saved listing has no separate test certificate.
Does the listing say it is for indoor fires?
Specific uses are listed as indoor and outdoor. The ventilation attribute says vent free. That attribute is not a room-safety clearance.
Is the star rating unique to the 2 litre bottle?
The saved listing shows 4.5 out of 5 from 3,520 reviews, and the same score, count and review text appear on the 6 litre and 12 litre Green Haven files.
Twelve 1 litre bottles of the same mixed-scent B2C Eco Line fuel are listed at £47.29, which is £3.94 a litre, still with no purity percentage and with scents described as whatever is available. The power-source attribute says ethanol gel, while the title says liquid fuel in 1 litre containers. Amazon shows 4.2 from 1,074 reviews, shared with the six-bottle pack, so the count is not a separate test of this quantity. Reviewers who are pleased mention a clean flame and a scent that can be stronger as the fire goes out. The complaint that dominates the sample is a missing fragrance while the fuel is burning, and a mixed box that did not match the scent they expected. The same mainland UK limit applies, with Northern Ireland and island addresses cancelled. It is cheaper per litre than the six-bottle mix, and still the wrong pack if you needed a printed percentage or a fragrance you chose.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want the larger scented pack on a mainland UK address and you accept an unstated purity.
Less suitable: You need a percentage on the label, a scent you selected, or delivery outside mainland UK.
Specifications
Common questions
What is in the box?
The listing includes 12 x 1 litre bottles. The scent is a mix of whatever is available, not a scent you select.
Why is the price per litre £3.94?
The raw price is £47.29 for 12 litres. Dividing those two stated figures gives £3.94 per litre. No purity percentage is stated.
Is the 4.2 rating only for the 12-bottle pack?
The saved listing shows 4.2 out of 5 from 1,074 reviews, and the same text appears on the 6-bottle scented file.
The B2C Eco Line six-bottle pack is 6 x 1 litre of mixed-scent fuel at £31.89, or £5.32 a litre, and the listing says you do not choose the scents. No purity percentage is printed. Delivery is restricted to mainland UK postcodes, and the page says orders to offshore addresses, the Channel Islands, the Scottish isles and Northern Ireland are cancelled. The rating is 4.2 from 1,074 reviews, the same text as the 12-bottle file. In that sample the common complaint is little or no scent while the fuel burns, with a fragrance that some people only notice as the flame goes out. Several reviewers say it is not worth the extra over plain fuel, and some report a shorter flame or a burn of about 1 to 2 hours, or about 20 minutes in a small fire. A minority still mention vanilla or coffee and an easy spout.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a scented mix, your address is mainland UK, and a missing percentage is acceptable to you.
Less suitable: Your burner manual asks for a stated purity, or you live in Northern Ireland, the Scottish isles, the Channel Islands or at another offshore address.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you choose the scents?
No. The listing says the mix arrives in whatever scents are available at the time.
Is a purity percentage stated?
No percentage is printed in this saved listing. The bullets say the fuel is clean burning, smokeless and ash free.
Where will it ship?
The listing restricts delivery to mainland UK postcodes and says orders to offshore addresses, the Channel Islands, the Scottish isles and Northern Ireland are cancelled.
Shelf prices and star lines are the figures stored from the amazon.co.uk saved listings on 19 October 2026. The score uses those six listings and the review notes already stored with them. This is not a laboratory test. A star row is amazon.co.uk's figure. A percentage is the seller's claim. Where two lines on the same page disagree, both are kept and the conflict is a deduction. US and German listings are not used. Shared review text is counted once for the family, not as a separate test of each pack size. The highest score is the top pick. Best value is the lowest stored price per litre on a bottle that states a purity, and it does not also take the top score.
Amazon evidence
35%Star rating on amazon.co.uk, then whether the review file belongs to that ASIN. B2C EcoLine's 4.6 from 2,114 is its own file. Green Haven's 4.5 from 3,520 is one file across three sizes. The scented packs share 4.2 from 1,074.
Spec fit
25%Liquid fuel, a stated purity, a cap or nozzle, and catalogue lines that could describe the bottle. A gel attribute on a liquid title, a missing percentage, and 10 x 10 x 2 cm or 10 g on a 12 litre pack are deductions. A mainland-only delivery limit is a deduction for UK addresses the listing cancels.
Review outcome
25%Themes in the first 50 stored reviews: clean burn, soot compared with methylated spirits, pour, shutdown smell, scent that is missing while alight, and burn time that depends on the burner. A shared file cannot fill this block three times.
Value
15%Stored GBP price per litre. £3.54 scores the value block. £7.99 does not. Value does not also take the top score.
Buy the liquid, the stated purity and the cap before the star average. A bottle in this set is fuel for a burner you already own. Gel cans, ceramic wool and paraffin heaters are other products. Burn time follows the burner, the fill and the draught. Prices below are the stored amazon.co.uk shelf prices, not a live check.
Bioethanol here is bottled liquid fuel for bioethanol fireplaces, tabletop burners, fire pits and some alcohol camping stoves on amazon.co.uk. Shoppers are usually topping up a burner they already own. They judge a bottle by stated purity, litres, the cap or nozzle, and whether it is liquid fuel rather than gel, ceramic wool or a paraffin heater. A usable bottle states a strength in the mid-90s per cent, is denatured so it is not a drink, and pours without soaking the hearth.
This search also returns ceramic wool, gel cans and kerosene heaters. They are not liquid fuel for a bioethanol burner. If Amazon tags a liquid bottle as ethanol gel powered, follow the title and the appliance manual.
Fire services say never refill a lit or hot burner, wipe spills and ventilate. Devon and Somerset say at least 15 minutes of cooling. A Chesneys manual says 30 minutes. Follow the burner. Do not repair a cracked fuel box yourself.
The 2 litre, 6 litre and 12 litre Green Haven files repeat one 4.5 from 3,520 reviews. The scented 6-bottle and 12-bottle packs share 4.2 from 1,074. A shared file is one sample. Do not read odourless as a guarantee, and do not swap in meths, gel or white spirit unless the manual allows that fuel.
The title has to say liquid bioethanol for fireplaces, fire pits or spirit burners. Ceramic wool, gel cans and kerosene heaters are other products. If Amazon tags a liquid bottle as ethanol gel powered, follow the title and the appliance manual. In this set a gel power line sits on two liquid titles. Stated purity is the next line. Fireplace sellers commonly want about 96% to 96.6%. Some appliance manuals allow a band such as 95–97.5%.
Price per litre comes from the stored shelf price and the stated pack size. In this set a 1 litre bottle is £7.99, while the 6 litre and 12 litre plain packs fall to £4.00 and £3.54 a litre. The scented 12 x 1 litre pack is £3.94 a litre and still has no purity. Buy a volume you can store safely, out of children's reach. A 12 litre pack is the lowest unit price only if that liquid already suits the burner. Look for a safety cap, a child-resistant cap or a pouring nozzle.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You want labelled liquid, a pour cap and a review file that belongs to that bottle. The B2C EcoLine 1 litre is the top pick at about £7.99, listed at 96.6% with a safety nozzle and 4.6 from 2,114 reviews. Indoor use still needs an indoor-rated burner, ventilation and a carbon monoxide alarm. It is the highest price per litre in the set.
You want litres per pound and cool storage out of children's reach. The Green Haven 12 litre pack is best value at about £42.49, which is £3.54 a litre. The bullets say 96% and the features say 96.6%. The catalogue size and weight are not credible for 12 litres, and the 4.5 from 3,520 reviews is shared with the other Green Haven sizes.
You want a cleaner burn than methylated spirits and you will follow the stove manual. Shared Green Haven reviews mention less soot than methylated spirits, including in a Trangia. The 2 litre bottle is about £11.49, stated at 96%. The same reviews also mention a strong smell as the flame goes out, and caps that spin and will not unscrew.
The top pick is the B2C EcoLine 1 litre at about £7.99. It scores 83, the highest here: stated 96.6%, a safety nozzle, and 4.6 from 2,114 reviews on its own file. It is also the highest price per litre. Best value is the Green Haven 12 litre pack at about £42.49, £3.54 a litre, with a shared 4.5 from 3,520 reviews. The bullets say 96% and the features say 96.6%, and the catalogue size and weight are not credible for 12 litres. The scented packs do not take a badge: no stated purity, and delivery is mainland UK only.
B2C EcoLine 1 litre
Highest score at 83: 1 litre listed at 96.6% with a safety nozzle, 4.6 from 2,114 reviews, about £7.99.
Green Haven 12 litres
About £42.49 for 12 litres, £3.54 a litre, the lowest unit price on a bottle that states a purity.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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