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In the United States, the standard drink contains 0.6 US fluid ounces (18 ml) of alcohol. This is approximately the amount of alcohol in a 12-US-fluid-ounce (350 ml) glass of beer, a 5-US-fluid-ounce (150 ml) glass of wine, or a 1.5-US-fluid-ounce (44 ml) glass of a 40% ABV (80 US proof) spirit.
A large (250 ml) glass of 12% ABV red wine has about three UK units of alcohol. A medium (175 ml) glass has about two UK units. A "medium" glass (175 ml (5.9 US fl oz) of 12% ABV wine contains around 2.1 units of alcohol. However, British pubs and restaurants often supply larger quantities (large glass ≈ 250 ml (8.5 US fl oz)), which contain ...
In practice, most bars will use the same size measure as for the four spirits. [5] The 1963 act formalized the legal measures by which spirits and other alcoholic beverages should be dispensed, namely 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 5 or 1 ⁄ 6 gill (36, 28 or 24 ml), but this was replaced in 1985 when 25 ml or 35 ml were permitted. [5]
In America, a small drink is 16 oz., a medium is 21 oz., and a large is 30 oz. Singapore and Canada just about measure up, while cups in Hong Kong, Australia, India -- and basically every other ...
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. [1] [2] [3] It is defined as the number of millilitres (mL) of pure ethanol present in
61.5 ml 2.16 fl oz: 2.08 fl oz kosushka косу́шка: shot: charka ча́рка: wine glass 1 ⁄ 100: 7 + 1 ⁄ 2: 123 ml 4.33 fl oz 4.16 fl oz butylka (vodochnaya) буты́лка (во́дочная) bottle (vodka) 1 ⁄ 20: 37 + 1 ⁄ 2: 615 ml 1.08 pints: 1.3 pints: butylka (vinnaya) буты́лка (ви́нная) bottle (wine) 1 ...
A long drink or tall drink is an alcoholic mixed drink with a relatively large volume (>120 ml (4.1 US fl oz), frequently 160–400 ml (5.4–13.5 US fl oz)). [1] The phrase "long drink" is also sometimes used to refer specifically to the Finnish long drink, also known as a lonkero.
A metric fifth of Dewar's Scotch whisky. A fifth is a unit of volume formerly used for wine and distilled beverages in the United States, equal to one fifth of a US liquid gallon, or 25 + 3 ⁄ 5 U.S. fluid ounces (757 milliliters); it has been superseded by the metric bottle size of 750 mL, [1] sometimes called a metric fifth, which is the standard capacity of wine bottles worldwide and is ...