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ian field
2008-12-10 17:59:54 UTC
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What is the actual measure of a "double"?

(Preferably in ml)

TIA.
Mark Goodge
2008-12-10 18:46:03 UTC
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Post by ian field
What is the actual measure of a "double"?
(Preferably in ml)
The names "single" and "double" aren't defined in law, they're merely
common use terms.

Legally, sprits must be sold in units or multiples of either 25ml or
35ml. So a double can be either 50ml or 70ml, depending on what the
single is. To know which, you would need to know the pub's standard
measure - this should be on prominent display somewhere near the bar,
along with the price list.

A pub or bar can legally only sell in one of the standard measures -
either 25ml or 35ml. They're not allowed to mix and match, so whatever
they choose must be the same for all spirits. So, if the standard unit
is 35ml, then the double *must* be 70ml. If a bar's standard unit is
35ml, then it is illegal for them to sell a 50ml shot as that's not a
multiple of 35ml (and, equally, if the standard is 25ml, then a double
must be 50ml).

Mark
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ian field
2008-12-10 21:54:01 UTC
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Post by Mark Goodge
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:59:54 -0000, ian field put finger to keyboard
Post by ian field
What is the actual measure of a "double"?
(Preferably in ml)
The names "single" and "double" aren't defined in law, they're merely
common use terms.
Legally, sprits must be sold in units or multiples of either 25ml or
35ml. So a double can be either 50ml or 70ml, depending on what the
single is. To know which, you would need to know the pub's standard
measure - this should be on prominent display somewhere near the bar,
along with the price list.
What I'm trying to figure out is how many shots from a 70cl (700ml) bottle,
I have shot glasses that have no capacity marked on the packaging but I
always get an exact number of full glasses from a bottle but never got
around to marking a card everytime I poured a glass to count up how many.
Mark Goodge
2008-12-10 22:45:02 UTC
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Post by Mark Goodge
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:59:54 -0000, ian field put finger to keyboard
Post by ian field
What is the actual measure of a "double"?
(Preferably in ml)
The names "single" and "double" aren't defined in law, they're merely
common use terms.
Legally, sprits must be sold in units or multiples of either 25ml or
35ml. So a double can be either 50ml or 70ml, depending on what the
single is. To know which, you would need to know the pub's standard
measure - this should be on prominent display somewhere near the bar,
along with the price list.
What I'm trying to figure out is how many shots from a 70cl (700ml) bottle,
I have shot glasses that have no capacity marked on the packaging but I
always get an exact number of full glasses from a bottle but never got
around to marking a card everytime I poured a glass to count up how many.
You'll get 28 x 25ml singles (14 x 50ml doubles) from a 700ml bottle,
or 20 x 35ml singles (10 x 70ml doubles). So if you're trying to work
out the capacity of the glass, you'll have to count next time :-)

Having said that, the chances are that if the glass doesn't have a
marked capacity, it's either a 25ml single or 50ml double. The larger
size is more recent, so pretty much any glass with a 35ml or 70ml
capacity will be marked as such.

Mark
--
"There must be a place, under the sun, where hearts of olden
glory grow young"
http://mark.goodge.co.uk - my pointless blog
http://www.good-stuff.co.uk - my less pointless stuff
ian field
2008-12-10 22:51:07 UTC
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On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:59:54 -0000, ian field put finger to keyboard
Post by ian field
What is the actual measure of a "double"?
(Preferably in ml)
The names "single" and "double" aren't defined in law, they're merely
common use terms.
Legally, sprits must be sold in units or multiples of either 25ml or
35ml. So a double can be either 50ml or 70ml, depending on what the
single is. To know which, you would need to know the pub's standard
measure - this should be on prominent display somewhere near the bar,
along with the price list.
What I'm trying to figure out is how many shots from a 70cl (700ml) bottle,
I have shot glasses that have no capacity marked on the packaging but I
always get an exact number of full glasses from a bottle but never got
around to marking a card everytime I poured a glass to count up how many.
You'll get 28 x 25ml singles (14 x 50ml doubles) from a 700ml bottle,
or 20 x 35ml singles (10 x 70ml doubles). So if you're trying to work
out the capacity of the glass, you'll have to count next time :-)
Having said that, the chances are that if the glass doesn't have a
marked capacity, it's either a 25ml single or 50ml double. The larger
size is more recent, so pretty much any glass with a 35ml or 70ml
capacity will be marked as such.
Mark
Many thanks - and you saved me the maths (I hate maths).
ian field
2008-12-18 16:57:29 UTC
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Post by Mark Goodge
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:54:01 -0000, ian field put finger to keyboard
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Post by Mark Goodge
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:59:54 -0000, ian field put finger to keyboard
Post by ian field
What is the actual measure of a "double"?
(Preferably in ml)
The names "single" and "double" aren't defined in law, they're merely
common use terms.
Legally, sprits must be sold in units or multiples of either 25ml or
35ml. So a double can be either 50ml or 70ml, depending on what the
single is. To know which, you would need to know the pub's standard
measure - this should be on prominent display somewhere near the bar,
along with the price list.
What I'm trying to figure out is how many shots from a 70cl (700ml) bottle,
I have shot glasses that have no capacity marked on the packaging but I
always get an exact number of full glasses from a bottle but never got
around to marking a card everytime I poured a glass to count up how many.
You'll get 28 x 25ml singles (14 x 50ml doubles) from a 700ml bottle,
or 20 x 35ml singles (10 x 70ml doubles). So if you're trying to work
out the capacity of the glass, you'll have to count next time :-)
Having said that, the chances are that if the glass doesn't have a
marked capacity, it's either a 25ml single or 50ml
Looks like it could be 50ml glass, I fill to the brim and get 12 glasses
from a 700ml bottle.
Mark Goodge
2008-12-18 17:20:10 UTC
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:57:29 -0000, ian field put finger to keyboard
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Post by Mark Goodge
You'll get 28 x 25ml singles (14 x 50ml doubles) from a 700ml bottle,
or 20 x 35ml singles (10 x 70ml doubles). So if you're trying to work
out the capacity of the glass, you'll have to count next time :-)
Having said that, the chances are that if the glass doesn't have a
marked capacity, it's either a 25ml single or 50ml
Looks like it could be 50ml glass, I fill to the brim and get 12 glasses
from a 700ml bottle.
I hope the research was worth it :-)

Mark
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http://mark.goodge.co.uk - my pointless blog
http://www.good-stuff.co.uk - my less pointless stuff
ian field
2008-12-18 17:28:16 UTC
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:57:29 -0000, ian field put finger to keyboard
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Post by Mark Goodge
You'll get 28 x 25ml singles (14 x 50ml doubles) from a 700ml bottle,
or 20 x 35ml singles (10 x 70ml doubles). So if you're trying to work
out the capacity of the glass, you'll have to count next time :-)
Having said that, the chances are that if the glass doesn't have a
marked capacity, it's either a 25ml single or 50ml
Looks like it could be 50ml glass, I fill to the brim and get 12 glasses
from a 700ml bottle.
I hope the research was worth it :-)
The plan was to buy enough cheap booze to last till the 24th and save the
good stuff till then.

Emil Tiades
2008-12-10 20:24:33 UTC
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Post by ian field
What is the actual measure of a "double"?
(Preferably in ml)
TIA.
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