American and British terms for drink measures?!
American and British terms for drink measures?
Here in India:
A peg is 60 ml.
A nip is 90 ml.
In America, they seem never to have heard of "pegs". They call it a "shot". How much is a shot? And what do people use in England? Is it only in India that we say "peg" and "nip"? Where else do people use those words?
Answers:
In the United States a "shot" is 1 fluid ounce (or 29.5735295625 ml). 1 fluid ounce in the UK is 28.4130625 ml. Link provided below.......
Also found the following:
Peg Measure
An important bar accessory, peg measure is used to measure pegs, while serving drinks. Peg measure is similar to a jigger, which is a small measure for liquor, usually holding 1 1/2 ounces. Peg measure may be single-ended or double-ended.
http://www.stainless-steel-kitchenware.c...
NIP
Meaning:
A small drink of liquor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
nip; shot
Context example:
he poured a shot of whiskey
Hypernyms ("nip" is a kind of...):
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/n...
Hope this helps
Source(s):
http://www.france-property-and-informati...
A shot is about 1 fluid oz about 30ml, as for other measures in mixing drinks a pony is 1 fluid oz, a jigger is 1.5 fluid oz about 44ml, a mini (sometimes called an airline bottle) is 50ml, a quarter pint is 100ml (not very common),a split is 187ml (usually used for wine or champagne) a half pint is 200ml, a pint is 375ml (sometimes called a tenth) , a fifth is 750ml, a litter is 1000ml, a half-gallon is 1750ml. there are some variation to names depending on what part of the country you or in.