Bottle cooler

A bottle cooler wherein bottles, cans and similar containers, are offered for sale in cooled condition, comprising a cooling machine (3, 5, 7) for cooling air which is supplied to the bottles (14), characterized in that the bottle cooler is built up on a standing pipe (1) which, below, is assigned a blowing/fan means (2) in order to drive cooled air up through the pipe (1) which, above, is provided with at least one opening (1") through which the cooled air flows out from the pipe (1) which in the upper portion thereof, is surrounded by a downwardly open hood (17), said hood being comprised of two relatively axially displaceable parts, an upper displaceable hood part (17") and a lower fixed hood part (17'), said hood parts cooperating to conduct cooled air downwardly towards the bottles (14), with said lower fixed hood part (17') having an open lower end and defining a refillable storage chamber for the bottles (14) and a bottle supporting shelf (13) disposed below the open end of said lower hood part (17') to define a bottle display area between said lower hood part (17') and said shelf (13), said display area including a perforated supporting wall (15) to allow the cooled air supplied to the bottles (14) to flow back to the cooling machine (3, 5, 7).