How much alcohol is in a shot?

[tjdee]

What is that, half an oz.?
Or something?

[Dookus]

1. typically

one ounce.

Common Measurements for Alcoholic Beverages
"pony shot" 0.5 jigger; 0.75 fluid ounces
"shot" 0.666 jigger; 1 fluid ounce
"large shot" 1.25 ounces

"jigger" 1.5 shots; 1.5 fluid ounces
pint 16 shots; 0.625 fifths
fifth 25.6 shots; 25.6 ounces; 1.6 pints; 0.8 quarts; 0.75706 liters
quart 32 shots; 32 ounces; 1.25 fifths
magnum 2 quarts; 2.49797 wine bottles
bottle wine 0.800633 quarts; 0.7577 liters

[LiberallyInclined]

2. a fifth of a jil...

in the uk.

[Wcross]

3. I think it is one ounce (of course I am not known fer my thinkin)

[NYC]

4. A shot is one ounce.

http://www.drinksmixer.com/guide/1-4-1.php

[iconoclastic cat]

5. Go to MrScorpio's bar and ask him!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=2526905&mesg_id=2526905

[tjdee]

6. Thank you everyone!

Shucks yeah, I should have asked this in the bar!

[mondo joe]

7. Doesn't the alcohol quantity depend on what's it's a shot OF?

[sendero]

9. Exactly...

... you have to figure in the "proof".

80 proof spirits are 40% alcohol, 100 proof is 50% etc.

[leftofthedial]

8. a shot is usually 1 oz

or 1.5 oz.

but how much alcohol is in it depends on what it is a shot of and what proof the beverage is.

[WMliberal]

10. 1.5 oz.

most liquors are 80 proof. That's 0.6 oz of alcohol entering your bloodstream. :toast:

on edit: I'm generous, I use a full jigger. I feel like I'm cheating someone when I use less.

[sundog]

11. not enough