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United States standard drinks of beer, malt liquor, wine, and spirits compared. Each contains about 14 grams or 17.7 ml of ethanol. A standard drink or (in the UK) unit of alcohol is a measure of alcohol consumption representing a fixed amount of pure alcohol. The notion is used in relation to recommendations about alcohol consumption and its ...
A standard drink is a notional drink that contains a specified amount of pure alcohol. The standard drink is used in many countries to quantify alcohol intake. It is usually expressed as a measure of beer, wine, or spirits. One standard drink always contains the same amount of alcohol regardless of serving size or the type of alcoholic beverage.
Drink Typical alc/vol Lowest Highest Fruit juice (naturally occurring) 0–0.11% [12] They qualify as alcohol-free drinks in most countries. (most juices do not have alcohol but orange or grape [the highest here] may have some from early fermentation) 0.00 0.11 Low-alcohol beer: 0.05–1.2% (usually not considered as alcohol legally)
From the 19th century until 1 January 1980, the UK officially measured alcohol content by proof spirit, defined as spirit with a gravity of 12 ⁄ 13 that of water, or 923 kg/m 3 (1,556 lb/cu yd), and equivalent to 57.15% ABV. [5] The value 57.15% is very close to the fraction 4 ⁄ 7 ≈ 0.5714.
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The average number of people who drink as of 2016 was 39% for males and 25% for females (2.4 billion people in total). [4] Females on average drink 0.7 drinks per day while males drink 1.7 drinks per day. [4] The rates of drinking varies significantly in different areas of the world. [4]
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All other drinks are not spirits (for the purposes of the act) and could be free poured. Today, these other drinks may not be free poured, but must be measured, though the bar is free to choose the size of the measure (which must be advertised). In practice, most bars will use the same size measure as for the four spirits. [5]