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Called a media pinta in Spanish or naggin in Ireland. [16] Called a "junior mickey" or a “flat” in Canada. Demi: 11.8 US fl oz: 12.3 imp fl oz: 350 mL: A half-sized EU T2L Standard Liquor Bottle, considered a European metric "pint". Shoulder: 11.8 US fl oz: 12.3 imp fl oz: 350 mL: A flask-style bottle with rounded shoulders.
The Weights and Measures Act 1963 made it illegal in Britain for businesses to give short weights or short measures to consumers. Before this there was no legislation, only guidelines as to the correct weight of an alcoholic spirit measure, and if spirit measures or optics were used, they required a government stamp to certify that the measure ...
This is a list of national liquors.A national liquor is a distilled alcoholic beverage considered standard and respected in a given country. While the status of many such drinks may be informal, there is usually a consensus in a given country that a specific drink has national status or is the "most popular liquor" in a given nation.
An Act to extend the making of contributions under section one of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1938, [i] as respects new housing accommodation provided by local authorities before the first day of October, nineteen hundred and forty-seven; and to suspend temporarily the holding of local inquiries in respect of certain compulsory ...
In the United Kingdom, serving size in licensed premises is regulated under the Weights and Measures Act (1985). A single serving size of spirits (gin, whisky, rum, and vodka) are sold in 25 ml or 35 ml quantities or multiples thereof. [81] Beer is typically served in pints (568 ml), but is also served in half-pints or third-pints. In Israel, a ...
Other terms for liquor include spirit, spirituous liquor or hard liquor. While the word liquor ordinarily refers to distilled alcoholic spirits rather than beverages produced by fermentation alone, [ 1 ] it can sometimes be used more broadly to refer to any alcoholic beverage (or even non-alcoholic products of distillation or various other ...
A famous example of poisoning is the case of Bix Beiderbecke whose medical records and subsequent death seem to point to methanol poisoning, possibly because of the United States government. [ 9 ] Various governments around the world adopted prohibition measures, as can be seen in several European countries, Canada, and New Zealand, around the ...
The bill gave regulatory power to the OLCC over hotels, restaurants and private clubs where liquor was served. Lobbyists then succeeded in having the bill referred to the voters in 1940. Voters passed the bill in 1940. [18] In 1944, the "Burke Bill" became law: wines with more than 14% alcohol could only be sold by Commission stores and agencies.