Old measure for wine and spirits used in northren Europe?!
Old measure for wine and spirits used in northren Europe?
Answers:
the old measure for spirits was one sixth of a gill in england and wales and one fifth of a gill in scotland and ireland. wine was sold in a 5 fl oz glass.
CASKS.
Pipe. 115 gal port or 92 gal Madeira
Butt 108 gal sherry or whisky
Hogshead 49 gal Burgundy or 60 gal Brandy
Puncheon 120 gal Brandy or 93 gal Rum
Aum 30 gal Hock
Halbstuck 134 gal Rhine Wine
Halbfuder 128 gal Mosel
Container(bulk)535 gal
Quarter quarter of any standard size cask
Octave eighth of any standard size cask
Is this of any use?
Just correcting Marmaduke, it was quarter gill in Ireland.
Excuse my spelling.
Old wine bottles came in various sizes,and some of the bottle names were a Jereboam and a Nebbechanezzar -sp? maybe a magnum. There are other sizes with Old Testament names,but I forget.