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A half-sized non-EU Standard Liquor Bottle, considered a US metric "pint". Called a mickey in Canada. Half litre: 16.9 US fl. oz. 17.6 Imp fl oz: 500 mL: Considered a standardized metric "pint". Common in Europe, but discontinued in the United States. European spirit bottle: 23.7 US fl oz: 1 imp pt & 4.6 imp fl oz: 700 mL
The alcohol by volume shown on a bottle of absinthe. Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as alc/vol or ABV) is a standard measure of the volume of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, expressed as a volume percent.
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.
United States revenue stamp (proof) for the $2 tax on one hogshead of beer in 1867. English philologist Walter William Skeat (1835–1912) noted the origin is to be found in the name for a cask or liquid measure appearing in various forms in Germanic languages , in Dutch oxhooft (modern okshoofd ), Danish oxehoved , Old Swedish oxhuvud , etc.
Alcohol proof (usually termed simply "proof" in relation to a beverage) is a measure of the content of ethanol (alcohol) in an alcoholic beverage. The term was originally used in England and from 1816 was equal to about 1.75 times the percentage of alcohol by volume (ABV).
A butt approximately equated to 108 imperial gallons (130 US gallons; 491 litres) for ale or 105 imperial gallons (126 US gallons; 477 litres) for wine (also known as a pipe), although the Oxford English Dictionary notes that "these standards were not always precisely adhered to".
Less alcohol, or none at all, is one path to better health. CARLA K. JOHNSON. April 29, 2024 at 4:28 PM ... Almost half of the people who die from alcohol-related causes die before the age of 50.
This second variation is commonly seen in a double-thimble or "hourglass" form, with two metal cups of different volumes (often in a 3:2 or 2:1 ratio, like a U.S. standard 1.5 fl oz "jigger" and 1 fl oz "pony", or UK standard 25/50mL or 35/70mL combos) spot-welded to each other at their relative bottom surfaces, possibly with a handle between ...