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Also known as a "handle", due to most 1.75 L bottles having a handle. Called a "60" or "60-pounder" in Canada (as in 60 US fl oz). Texas Mickey: 101.4 US fl oz: 5 imp pt & 5.5 imp fl oz: 3.0 L: Called a "101" in Canada. Often seen in Canada for celebratory purposes. Usually contains vodka, rum or whisky.
A miniature (50 ml) of Glenfarclas 105 cask-strength whisky (60% ABV). The bottle is 115 mm tall and 33 mm in diameter. A collector's cabinet full of miniatures. A miniature is a small bottle of a spirit, liqueur or other alcoholic beverage. Their contents, typically 50 ml, are intended to comprise an individual serving. [1]
Dr. McGillicuddy's liqueurs are between 30 and 60 U.S. proof (15–30% alcohol by volume), depending on the flavor. The liqueurs are available in a range of bottle sizes 50 mL, 100 mL, 200 mL, 375 mL, 750 mL, 1 L and 1.75 L. [6] According to the brand website, a character named Dr. Aloysius Percival McGillicuddy created the liqueur.
However, the market was limited for such wines because of their peculiar taste which was often called "foxy". However, this became less apparent when the juice was made into Port- and Sherry-styled wines. In 1866, the first commercial winery opened in Canada, situated on Pelee Island in Ontario. [3]
Depending on region and local idiom, they may also be called an off-licence (in the UK and Ireland), off-sale (in parts of Canada and the US), bottle shop, bottle store (South Africa) or, colloquially, bottle-o (in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Canada), liquor store (in Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand) or other similar terms.
40 or 50 ml 80 or 100 ml The most-common single-shot size is the pol deci (literally, "half a decilitre", 50 ml). [citation needed] Slovenia 30 ml 50 ml 100 ml The 50 ml size is colloquially known as nula pet ("zero five", meaning 0.5 of a decilitre), and the small one nula tri ("zero three").
Many a liquor connoisseur has compared it to the high-end Grey Goose — in part because it's made in the same distillery — but get this: It outranks the higher-end brand in most face-offs.
Wines and spirits sold in Canada are subject to the Excise Act, 2001, [60] which contributes greatly to the cost of beverage alcohol, although most liquor tax is provincial. Wine Access , [ 61 ] a Canadian food and wine magazine, has claimed that high-end luxury brands sell in Ontario for up to 60% more than in New York. [ 62 ]