[net.cooks] ounces in shot glass

barbaral@tekig1.UUCP (09/20/83)

How many ounces are in a shot glass?

cmsj@ihuxm.UUCP (Chris Jachcinski) (09/22/83)

My cookbook claims a "shot glass" is 1 oz.  Some people claim
it's a bit more (1.5 oz.).  Unless measurements are very critical
to you I would stick with the 1 oz. figure

                              Chris Jachcinski
                              AT&T - Bell Labs
                              Naperville, IL
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ptw@vaxine.UUCP (P. T. Withington) (09/22/83)

Probably the most well accepted value is 1.5 oz., however, actual shot glasses
can be found with a volume of anywhere from .75 to 2 oz. (at least 98% of
them).

Most bars use 1.5 oz. shots, although shot glasses are seldom used for
measuring; rather the bartender relies on practice, eye, and speed pourer.
Many bars are converting to electronically measured shots, some are even keyed
to the cash register.

Interestingly, many bar shot glasses have a line at 1 oz., which may give you
the visual illusion that you are getting a good deal when the shot you order
comes full to the brim.

In the privacy of your own home, of course, even "a thimble-full" can be a lot
of liquor.

			     't`   --Tucker (ptw@vaxine.UUCP)
			      ~

bees@drux3.UUCP (09/22/83)

But 1.5 ounce shots are 50% more fun!