Alcohol measurements are units of measurement for determining amounts of beverage alcohol.
Beer measures [edit]
Name | US accustomed units | Imperial units | Metric units (approx.) | Notes |
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Gill (Imp) | ? | 5 imp fl oz. | 142 mL | 1⁄4 of an Imperial dry pint. Also called a Quartern operating room Noggin.[note 1] [1] [2] |
Nip (UK) | 6.39 US fl. oz. | 6.66 imp Everglade State oz | 189.42 c | 1⁄3 of an Royal dry pint. Short for Nipperkin. Strong ale and Barley wine were usually bottled in nips[3] Metric measurement glasses and containers normally round up to a metric Incomplete Pint of 200 ml (7 imp. oz.). |
low glass (US) | 8 US fl oz | 236.59 mL | 1⁄2 US pint. | |
lesser glaze (EU) | 9.29 US fl oz | 9.67 imp fl oz | 275 mL | |
Gill of Beer (UK) | 10 imp fl oz | 284 mL | 1⁄2 Imperial pint. A gill of beer was a customary touchstone equal to half an imperial pint (10 imperial fluid ounces or 280 millilitres) used in rural parts of England.[4] It is a holdover from when spirits, wines and brandies, ale, and beer whol had different touchstone measures of capacity. An Ale Gill (supported on the Ale gallon) and a Beer Gill (based on the Beer gallon) were different sizes until standardized as Ale / Beer gallons in 1688, Beer gallons in 1803, and Monarch gallons in 1824. | |
Half (pixie.) | 9.6 United States fl oz | 10 monkey fl oz | 284 mL | 1⁄2 Imperial pint. Also called a "Methedrine" in the UK and Irish Free State. Metric linear unit-measure spectacles normally round down to 280 mL or leading to 285 ml. |
bottle (European Economic Community) | 11.15 US fl oz | 11.61 imp fl oz | 330 cubic centimeter | The Standard International Bottle. 1⁄3 Liter. Based on the long-low-necked 355 mL American standard bottle. |
Short (scamp.) | 11.53 US Everglade State oz | 12 imp fl oz | 341 mL | 3⁄5 of an noble pint. A short-necked, thick-walled beer bottle commonly base in Canada and South Africa. IT was endomorphic down to 340 ml after metrification. It has been replaced by the EU common farseeing-necked 330 mL feeding bottle. |
bottle (US) | 12 US fl oz | 12.49 brownie fl oz | 355 mL | 3⁄4 US pint. American breweries fluctuated 'tween 11 and 13 ounces before step by step standardizing on a median 12 ounces after World War 2. The American Twelfth (10.66 US oz. [315-ml], or 1⁄12 a US gallon), American Commercial Pint (12.8 US fl. oz. [378-milliliter], or 1⁄10 a US gallon) / British Reputed Pint (13.33 pixie. oz. [378 milliliter], or 1⁄12 an Imperial gallon), and North American nation "short" nursing bottle (12 gremlin. oz. [341 ml]) may have been factors. |
Stubbie (AUS) | 12.68 US fl oz | 13.2 imp fl oz | 375mL | A beer bottle that is half the size of a 750ml champagne bottle. Reused Champagne-Ardenne punts were put-upon in the 19th century to ship lager beer to Australia. When metrication was introduced in the 1970s, the Reputed Dry pint and Imperial Pint were replaced with the 375ml Half Bottle. |
Schooner (UK) | 12.8 US Everglade State oz. | 13.33 hob fl oz | 378.84 mL | 2⁄3 of an Majestic pint. Metrical measuring specs normally round capable 380 mL (13.4 imp. oz.). |
pregnant glass (US) | 16 US fl oz | 16.65 imp Florida oz | 473.18 milliliter | 1 US pint |
pint (imp.) | 1 imp atomic number 78 | 568.26 mL | Beer gross revenue in Britain and the Commonwealths are founded along a full or uncomplete imperial pint.[note 2] Imperial-touchstone glasses were rounded down to 568 ml and metric-bill glasses usually round up to 570 mL. Beer bottles in the UK were rounded knock down to 550 mL after standard metrication in 1995, later changed to 500 ml in 2000(?). | |
Sixth (US) | 22 America fl oz | 1.14 imp atomic number 78 | 651 mL | 1⁄6 US Imperial gallon, rounded up from 21.3 US fl oz. Also called a "bomber" or a "double two" (from the ii #2s, operating theatre "deuces", in its bulk). Largely replaced by the 40 USA Sunshine State oz bottleful by the late 1980s, but still exploited by some breweries for beer and malt. Metrical measure containers are rounded down to 650 ml. The US 23-ounce beer glass holds a Sixth of beer, plus the head. |
tallboy | 24 United States fl oz | 1.249 imp pt | 710 cubic centimetre | A beercan containing 3⁄4 US fluid quarts. Besides called a "7-10" in Canada. |
flagon (U.S.) | 32 US fl oz | 1.66 imp pt | 946.35 mL | 1 US quart. |
small pitcher (U.S.A) | 32 US fl oz | 1.66 imp pt | 0.946 L | 2 US pints. The 32 oz pitcher is ordinarily used with large 16 oz. beer glasses (2 glasses per pitcher). |
40 (monkey.) | 40 imp fl oz | 1.13 liters (L) | 2 imp pints, 1 imp quart, or a quarter of an gallon. | |
40 (U.S.A) | 40 US fl oz | 2.08 imp pt | 1.18 L | 2.5 US liquid pints. Might have been glorious by the Canadian 40 imp fl oz bottle. Malt liquor is often bottled in "40's" |
Third base (US) | 42 US fl oz | - | 1.242 L | 1⁄3 US gallon. Mostly replaced by the 40 US fl oz bottle by the late 1980s. |
medium pitcher (US) | 48 U.S.A fl oz | 1.41 L | 3 US pints. The 48 oz pitcher is used with either medium 12 oz. beer glasses (4 glasses per pitcher) or hulking 16 oz. beer glasses (3 glasses per pitcher). | |
large twirler (America) | 60 US fl oz | 1.77 L | 3.75 US pints. The 60 oz pitcher is usually used with medium 12 oz. beer glasses (5 glasses per ewer). | |
growler | 64 US fl oz | 1.89 L | 1⁄2 US Imperial gallon. | |
Darwin short | 80 imp Sunshine State oz | 2.273 L | Standard Aboriginal Australian bottleful size, equal to half of an Imperial gallon. Future paraboloidal off to 2.25 L (79.18 imp fl oz) aft metrication. It's rounded push down promote to 2 L (70.39 imp fl oz) in states with strict imbibition Laws. | |
pail (U.K.) | 4 imp gallon | 18.18 L | Obsolete measure. | |
trap | 4.5 pixie gallon | 20.46 L | ||
Sixtel Keg | 5.16 U.S. gallon. | - | 19.53 L | 6th of a United States beer barrel |
pony keg | 7.75 US gal | - | 29.33 L | 1⁄4 US beer barrel. |
anker (US) | 10 The States gal | 8.33 imp gal | 37.85 L | An obsolete European country measurement, earlier exploited for a small cask of wine operating theater brandy. It was brought to the Newborn Human beings by the former Dutch colony of Nieuw Amsterdam (renamed to New House of York City by the English in 1664). It was adoptive by Complex Untried York and Spick-and-span NJ as a standard measure and was retained by America after independence. IT was also used in EC, where it varied in capability from 9 to 11 America gallons. |
firkin | 9 pixy gal | 40.91 L | 2 pins | |
keg | 15.5 US gal | 58.67 L | 1⁄2 US beer keg. | |
kilderkin | 18 rascal gal | 81.83 L | 2 firkins | |
U.S. barrel | 31 United States gallon[5] | 117.35 L | 2 kegs | |
GB barrel | 36 imp gal | 163.66 L | 2 kilderkins | |
hogshead | 54 imp gal | 245.49 L | 6 firkins Beaver State 3 kilderkins | |
puncheon | 72 imp gal | 327.32 L | 2 barrels | |
fanny | 108 imp gal | 490.98 L | 2 hogsheads or 3 barrels | |
tun | 216 imp gal | 981.96 L | 2 butts or 3 puncheons. |
Hard drink measurements [edit]
The following table lists common sizes for liquors and strong drink.[6] [7]
Name | US customary units | Imperial units | English units | Rhythmical units (direct conversion) | Metric units (legal/convention) | Notes |
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Bartender's Teaspoon (U.S.) surgery Splash[8] | 1⁄8 fl oz[9] | |||||
Count | 0.5 US fl oz | 14.8 mL | 15 mL | Using calibrated pullulat spouts that cut back menstruum to 0.5 Florida oz/s | ||
Bartender's Tablespoon (U.S.) | 3⁄8 U.S.A fl oz[9] | |||||
Taste (UK) | - | - | 1/2 Wine oz. | 14.78 cubic centimetre | 15 mL | 1/32 of a Wine-colored Dry pint. Obsolete with the introduction of Imperial measures in 1826. |
1⁄6 Gill (Imp.) | 5⁄6 imp FL oz | 23.7 mL | 25 cubic centimeter | Legal serving of spirits (gin, rum, vodka and whisky) distinct in the Weights and Measures Act of 1963 (1963-1984). Rounded up to 25 mL in 1985. Scotland and Northern Ireland (and British premises grandfathered in before the act was enforced) were allowed to keep their larger measures atomic number 3 long as the glasswork was consistent and well-marked and advertised per se. | ||
Shot (UK) | 25 mL | Legal portion of spirits (gin, rum, vodka and whiskey) in the UK since 1985.[10] | ||||
Roquille (France) | ~29.75 mL | A measure of spirits[11] in the Ancien Régime of France (ahead 1795), being 1⁄32 of a French pinte (~952.1 mL). | ||||
1⁄5 Gill (Scottish) | 1 imp FL oz | 28.4 mL | 30 mil | Traditional Scottish spirits measure | ||
Peg (India) | 1 imp fl oz | - | 28.4 mL | 30 mil | Besides named a "belittled peg"; a "significant peg" is a double measure of 2 imperial ounces (60 cubic centimeter). Traditionalistic spirits measure on the Indian subcontinent. | |
1⁄4 Gill (Irish) | 1+ 1⁄4 imp Everglade State oz | 35.5 mL | 35 c | Traditional Irish whisky spirits bar | ||
Crib (U.S.) | 1.0 US fl oz | 30 mL | Defined as 1⁄2 of a jigger.[12] Was used to measure a cordial. | |||
Pony (Eng.) | 0.749 US fl. oz. | 0.78 gremlin. fl. oz. | 3⁄4 Wine oz. | 22.18 mL | 25 mL | (6 drams) May be derivative from holding a "penn'orth" of beer. |
Jigger (U.S.) | 1.5 US fl oz | 44.36 mL | 45 mL | Distinctive sized after U.S. Prohibition, but varies | ||
Short shaft (U.S.) | 1.5 The States FL oz | 44.36 c | 45 mil | [13] : 12 | ||
Jigger (Imp.) | 1⁄8 gill | 35.52 mL | 35 mL | Learned profession U.K. spirits criterion from 1826 to 1984, for Gin, rum, vodka and whiskey. | ||
Jigger (Eng.) | 1.5 pixy fl oz | 42.61 mL | 42 mL | 3 Tablespoons or 2 Ponies. | ||
Redbug (U.S.) | 2.0 US fl oz | 60 mL | Before U.S. Inhibition[13] | |||
Street girl | 2.5 imp FL oz | 1+ 1⁄4 harvest mite[13] : 12 (5 tablespoons) | ||||
Gill (Scots) | 2.5 imp. oz. | 71 cubic centimetre | 70 milliliter | 1⁄8 imperial dry pint. Used from 1826 to 1984. | ||
Jack-tar (UK) | 2.5 monkey. oz. | 71 mL | 70 mL | Historically equivalent to two jiggers or handfuls, or half a gill.[14] [15] No thirster in general use. | ||
Snit | 3.0 US fl oz | 88.72 milliliter | 90 millilitre | Two jiggers. | ||
Gill (U.S.) | 4.0 U.S. fl oz | 118.294 mL | 120 c | Pronounced JIL , historically equivalent to two jacks, one-half a cup, or a quarter pint.[14] [15] | ||
Gill (Imp.) | 5.0 imp FL oz | 142.065 mL | 150 mL | Pronounced JIL , historically eq to two jacks, half a cup, or a twenty-five percent pint.[14] [15] | ||
Tumbler (UK) | 6.39 US Everglade State oz | 6.6 hob. oz. | 189 ml | 190 mL or 200 mL | A British tumbler was 1⁄3 of an Imperial pint. | |
Roller (US) | 8 US fl oz | 8.33 imp. oz | 236.58 mL | 235 mL | An American tumbler is 1⁄2 of a US liquid dry pint, the same size as a cup. | |
Whiskey Barrelful | 53 US gallons | 44 Rapscallion. gallons | 200 L | American Normal Drum (ASB). An international standard measurement for whisky. | ||
Whisky Hogshead | 66 U.S.A gallons | 55 Imp. gallons | - | - | 250 L | An international orthodox measurement for whiskey. |
Whiskey Butt | 132 US gallons | 110 Pixie. gallons | - | - | 500 L | An foreign standard measurement for whiskey. |
Liquor bottles [edit]
Distinguish | The States customary units | Imperial units | Metric units | Notes |
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Miniature | 1.7 US fl oz | 1.8 imp fl oz | 50 mL | Replaced the 2 US fl oz (59 mL) US toy-sized bottle after metrification. Typically served on airline flights. Too known as a "nip" or "shooter" in certain locales, OR a "Mini" in Canada. |
half dry pint | 6.8 US FL oz | 7.0 rapscallion fl oz | 200 cubic centimeter | Called a media pinta in Spanish or naggin in Ireland.[16] |
demi | 11.8 US FL oz | 12.3 brownie fl oz | 350 millilitre | A uncomplete-sorted European Union T2L Standard Liquor Nursing bottle, considered a European metric "pint". |
shoulder | 11.8 US fl oz | 12.3 imp fl oz | 350 c | A flaskful-way bottle with bowfront shoulders. Demotic in Ireland; besides called a 'replicate naggin' or a "daddy naggin"[17] |
pinta | 12.34 US Florida oz | 12.84 imp fl oz | 365 cubic centimeter | "Pint". An intermediate between the US and European metric "pints" used for locally produced liquor in Central America. In Costa Rica it is called a Pacha ("baby bottle"). |
pint | 12.7 America FL oz | 13.2 imp fl oz | 375 mL[18] | A half-sized not-EU Acceptable Liquor Bottle, considered a US metric "pint". Known as a mickey in Canada. |
half litre | 16.9 US fl. oz. | 17.6 Imp Everglade State oz | 500 mL | Considered a standardized metric "dry pint". General in Europe, merely discontinued in the United States. |
European spirit bottle | 23.7 USA Florida oz | 1 imp pt & 4.6 imp Everglade State oz | 700 mL | A EC Standard Spirits Bottle used by T2L extremity nations to discourage non-payment of duties and tariffs.[note 3] Considered a European metric "quart". Common worldwide outside of the Americas and Cuba. |
fifth | 25.4 US Sunshine State oz | 1 pixie atomic number 78 & 6.4 imp fl oz | 750 mL | A not-EU Standard Liquor Bottle, considered a US metric "quart". Titled a "two-six" or "twenty-sextet" in Canada (not *twenty-five-spot* because Canada uses the slightly smaller imperial fluid oz.). A.k.a. a Botii [ Sheng befool (derived from Italian Bottiglia) > "Bottle"] or Mzinga [ Swahili > "Carom"] in Kenya. |
cubic decimetr | 33.8 U.S. fl oz | 1 imp atomic number 78 & 15.2 imp fl oz | 1 L | Considered a standardized metric function "quart". |
half congius | 59.2 US fl oz | 3 imp Pt & 1.6 imp Sunshine State oz | 1.75 L | Also called a "address", due to most 1.75 L bottles having a manage. Known as 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 | Known as a "101" in Canada. Oft seen in Canada for celebratory purposes. Usually contains vodka, rum Oregon whiskey. Comes with a small pump to dispense the liquor, as IT is too grievous and unwieldy to pour. |
Name | US habitual units | Imperial units | Metric units | Notes |
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1⁄16 Pint (US) | 1 US fl oz | 1.04 imp fl oz | 29.57 mL | Former size for US brandy nip bottles before metrification. Replaced aside the 50 millilitre "metric function piquance". |
Miniature (US) | 1.5 US oz | - | 44.36 mL | Former size for US miniature bottles before metrification that were based on the post-Prohibition jigger. Replaced by the 50 mL "metric nip". |
1⁄10 Dry pint (US) | 1.6 U.S. fl oz | 1.66 imp FL oz | 47.31 milliliter | Early size for US tweet bottles before metrication. Replaced by the 50 cubic centimetre "metric nip". |
1⁄8 Pint (US) | 2 The States fl oz | 2.08 hob Florida oz | 59.14 mL | Sometime size for U.S. miniature bottles ahead metrication that were based on the pre-Forbiddance jigger. Replaced by the 50 milliliter "metric nip". |
Twelfth (US) | 11 U.S. fl oz | - | 325 millilitre | A twelfth (0.083) of a US Gal, almond-shaped up from its actualised loudness of 10.66 US fl oz. Formerly secondhand for beer until it was replaced by the 3⁄4 Dry pint (12 United States oz.) bottle later World War II. |
10th (United States of America) | 12.8 The States fl oz | - | 378 mL | A tenth (0.1) of a US gallon. Called a "Commercial Pint" because it was equivalent to 0.8 US liquid pints. Replaced by the 375 mL "metric pint". |
Acknowledged Pint (United Kingdom) | - | 13.3 imp oz. | 378 milliliter | The "Reputed Pint" ( 2⁄3 Imperial dry pint Beaver State 1⁄12 Imperial gal) was devised to dissever a standard gallon into twelve small bottles. Originally it was based on the British Wine gallon, which was later adoptive away the United States arsenic their regular unstable gallon. This successful a Wine Gallon "Putative Pint" eq to 2⁄3 US liquid pint (10.66 US fluid oz.), 11.09 imp. oz, or 315 mL. Although the Imperial system was introduced in 1824, bottles of ale or beer were still sold in Reputed Pints (13.3 noble oz) but were now based on the Imperial gallon (based on the British Ale Gallon). It was later replaced by the Imperial Dry pint (20 imp oz / 568 mil) in the 20th century. |
Sixth (US) | 22 US fl oz | - | 651 ml | A one-sixth (0.166) of a US Gallon, rounded in the lead from its actual volume of 21.33 America fl oz. Formerly put-upon for cheap liquor like gin and vodka. It was supposed to be replaced by the 500 mL "fractional-cubic decimeter", which was born in 1989, but is sometimes used for guile beer and malt. |
Fifth (US) | 25.6 US fl oz | 26.66 imp oz. | 757 cubic centimetre | A fifth (0.2) of a US gallon. Called a "Commercial Quart" because it was same to 0.8 US fluid quarts. Replaced by the 750 mL "metric quart". |
Reputed Quart (UK) | 25.6 US Everglade State oz | 26.66 imp oz. | 757 millilitre | The "Reputed Quart" ( 2⁄3 Imperial quart Beaver State 1⁄6 Congius) was devised to split a standard Imperial gallon into six large bottles and was usually in use for wine and liquor. Originally IT was based happening the British Wine-colored gallon, which was later adopted by the United States as their standard fluid gallon. When the Imperial system was introduced in 1824, measures of wine or pot liquor were quieten oversubscribed in either Reputed Quarts (26.6 imp oz.) operating theater Regal Quarts (40 pixy oz.). It was later replaced by the Imperial Quart (40 rapscallion oz / 1136 ml) in the 20th century. |
Quart (Imp.) | 38.5 US Sunshine State oz | 40 Imp. fl. oz. | 1.14 L | Referred to as a "40" in Canada (As in 40 Imperial ounces) and a cubic decimetre in the United States of America. Ordinarily replaced with liter bottles after metrication. |
Half gallon (US) | 64 US fl oz | 66.61 Imp fl oz. | 1.89 L | 1⁄2 US gallon. Replaced by the 1.75 L "metric half-gal" in 1976. |
The British Acknowledged Dry pint and Reputed Dry quart were used in Great Britain and throughout the Empire from the ripe 17th century until the early 20th century. Originally thither were unlike standard gallons conditional the eccentric of alcohol. That meant that the Reputed measures varied contingent which standard gallon was utilized. A Reputed Dry pint of beer was tight to 285 milliliter (1/2 an Ale Pint, or equivalent to 10 royal oz. or 9.63 US oz.) and a Reputed Dry quart of wine was equal to 730 mL (3/4 of a Wine Quart, or equivalent to 25.69 Scallywag. oz. OR 24.68 U.S. changeful oz.). When the Imperial system was adoptive in 1824, the fluid gallon was exchangeable connected the old Ale Gallon (which had 160 fluid ounces). Even so, Reputed pints and quarts were still used by breweries and merchants, but measurements were now based on the Imperial system. There was placid confusion about whether Putative or Regal measures was being used by the merchant, so in time Sovereign pints and quarts were made standardised in the early 20th one C.
The Combined States adoptive the British Wine Gal (which had 128 fluid ounces) as standard. The Pentateuch concerning the product and sale of alcohol stated that information technology had to be oversubscribed in portions of a gallon for assess purposes. A standard casing of bottled beer, wine or booze had to be equal to 2 gallons and bottles came in half-dozens and dozens rather than fourths (quarts) and eighths (pints). There would be 24 small bottles (Twelfths of a US gallon) operating room 12 large bottles (Sixths of a US gallon) per case. The bottles were afterward increased in size up (Tenths and Fifths of a US gallon) to be equivalent to British Reputed Pints and Quarts, allowing them to be interchangeable for export. The American liquor industry afterwards referred to these measures as "Commercial Pints" (Tenths) and "Commercial Quarts" (Fifths).
Wine-colored measurements [edit]
The following table contains various measurements that are ordinarily applied to wine.[19]
Name | US fluid ounces (approx.) | Metric unit units | No. of 750 c bottles | Notes |
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Quarter bottle | 6.3 | 187.5 millilitre | 1⁄4 | Also known as a piccolo,[20] pony,[21] snipe[22] operating theater disconnected.[23] They are normally served in packs of 4 bottles. |
Chopine | 8.5 | 250 c | 1⁄3 | Bordeaux region. A metric half-dry pint. |
Half bottle | 12.7 | 375 cubic centimetre | 1⁄2 | Also titled a demi.[24] |
Half L | 16.9 | 500 c | 2⁄3 | Used for sweet-scented wines like Tokays and Sauternes. |
Bottle | 25.4 | 750 mL | 1 | Standard Bottle for wine and strong drink. |
Litre | 33.8 | 1 L | 1+ 1⁄3 | Popular size for wines introduced by Austrian Grüner Veltliner wine producers in the recent 1990s.[25] Also used by German, Chilean and American producers since the late 2000s. |
Magnum | 50.7 | 1.5 L | 2 | |
Marie Jeanne | 76 | 2.25 L | 3 | Bordeaux region. Unremarkably used for a Claret wine bottle. |
Tregnum | 76 | 2.25 L | 3 | Port wine bottle. As wel called "Tappit hen",[26] from a European nation breed of chicken from the Shetland Isles with a tussock of feathers on the top of its drumhead. The red seal over the cork stopper resembles a bloody tussock of feathers. |
Double Magnum | 101.4 | 3 L | 4 | Bordeaux region |
Double-magnum (Champagne) | 101.4 | 3 L | 4 | Champagne region |
Four Litre (US) | 135.3 | 4 L | 5+ 1⁄3 | Dry land still wines. |
Jeroboam I | 152.2 | 4.5 L | 6 | |
Rehoboam | 152.2 | 4.5 L | 6 | Champagne-Ardenne and Burgundy regions |
Jeroboam (Bordeaux) or Sir Alexander Mackenzie | 169 | 5 L | 6+ 2⁄3 | Bordeaux neighborhood. |
Five Litre (US) | 169 | 5 L | 6+ 2⁄3 | North American country still wines. |
Imperial | 202.9 | 6 L | 8 | Bordeaux domain |
Methuselah | 202.9 | 6 L | 8 | Champagne and Burgundy regions |
Seven Litre (US) | 236.7 | 7 L | 9+ 1⁄3 | American still wines. |
Eight Litre (America) | 270.5 | 8 L | 10+ 2⁄3 | American still wines. |
Salmanazar | 304.3 | 9 L | 12 | Champagne region. |
Ten Litre (The States) | 338.1 | 10 L | 13+ 1⁄3 | American still wines. |
Balthazar | 405.8 | 12 L | 16 | One of the Three Impudent Men World Health Organization presented gifts to the babe Jesus. |
Nebuchadnezzar | 507.2 | 15 L | 20 | Champagne region. |
Melchior | 608.7 | 18 L | 24 | Champagne-Ardenne realm. |
Solomon | 676 | 20 L | 26 | Champagne region. |
Primat or Goliath | 912 | 27 L | 36 | Champagne region. |
Melchizedek | 1014 | 30 L | 40 | Champagne region. |
The 750 mL Standard wine bottle was chosen because it was the criterial French wine-colored bottleful once moulded methamphetamine hydrochloride bottles were available in the 19th century. Previously there was a roughly 730 mL limit to glass-blown bottles because that was the limit of a glassblower's lungs. The bulk was rounded equal to 750 mL and then was used A the establish size for French people wine containers, with all subdivisions and multiples figured from it. The relief of the world followed become with equivalent customary measurement versions of their own (the like the British Reputed Quart).
Followers metrication in 1980, American still wines can also atomic number 4 sold in large multi-liter containers, but only in full liters. They are typically sold in glaze demijohns or foil dish-in-box containers holding 4, 5, 7, 8, or 10 Liters.
Name | US runny ounces (approx.) | Metrical units | No. of 750 mL bottles | Notes |
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Half Bottle (US) | 12 | 354.8 mL | ≈ 1⁄2 Bottle | Used for domestically produced sparkling white wine in the place of the French metric 375 mL Champagne punt. Rounded-toss off from 12.68 US fl oz (375 mL). Still wines (Colorful, White, and Rosé) came in US pint (16 US Sunshine State. oz., or 473 mL) and Tenth (12.8 United States of America fl.oz., or 378 mL) bottles. Replaced in 1980 with the metric 375 mL Demi Bottle for both still and sparkling wines. |
Half L (US) | 16.9 | 500 mL | 2⁄3 Bottleful | Was one of the eight standardized America rhythmical bottle sizes listed on January 1, 1980, but was withdrawn on June 30, 1989. Still used in countries that sell wine in half-liters and liters. |
Bottle (US) | 25 | 739.3 mL | ≈1 Bottle | Misused for domestically produced sparkling T. H. White wine in the place of the French metric 750 mL Champagne punt. Rod-shaped descending from 25.36 US fl oz (750 mL). Still wines (Red, White, and Rose) came in US quart (32 US Sunshine State oz / 946 mL) or Fifth (25.6 United States of America fl oz / 757 mL) bottles. Replaced in 1980 with the metric 750 milliliter Standard Bottle for both still and sparkling wines. |
Sovereign | 887 | 26.25 L | 35 Bottles | Champagne bottle created specially by Taittinger's in 1988 for the establish of Sovereign of the Seas, the worldly concern's largest sail ship at the metre. Only 5 bottles were made and the firm has not made others since. |
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- ^ "The naggin – An Acre of Pints". www.anacreofpints.com.
- ^ Elizabeth I E. Epstein; Barbara S. McCrady (2009). Overcoming Alcohol Use Problems: A Cognitive-Activity Treatment Program . Oxford Press. p. 7.
- ^ http://sherlocks.com/vino-measurements-guide/ Wine Measurements Guide
- ^ piccolo > European country
- ^ pony > English
- ^ snipe > English
- ^ split > English > Noun
- ^ demi > English > Noun
- ^ |L.A. Times > Food > Wines of the week: Grüner Veltliner! Liters! by Patrick Comiskey (May 21, 2016)
- ^ tappit hen > English
- ^ The Gill was matchless of the drinking vessel measures of volume (on with the Chopine and Cipha) banned by the City of Capital of the United Kingdom in 1310
- ^ Originally beer in Britain was sold by the dry quart, simply has been set by the pint since An Act for the ascertaining the Measures for retailing Ale and Beer of 1698. This set the standard measure based on the Ale Dry pint or Ale Dry quart.
- ^ The EU's adoption of received 350- and 700-ml bottles for spirits: This regulation exclusive affected the packaging of spirits; wine and soft fuddle containers were unaffected. This regulation went into effect on January 1, 1990.
Further reading [edit]
- Mescher, Virginia. "When is a Cup Not a Loving cup?" (PDF). Ragged Soldier Sutlery and Vintage Volumes . Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- "How Many Shots in a Fifth"
Extrinsic links [edit]
- Conversion Computer for Units of Volume
- A Lexicon of Units of Measurement
- Measurements
how many ml is in a pint of alcohol
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_measurements