"PROOF" in alcoholic beverages.?!
Why is liquor's alcoholic content shown as "PROOF" instead of just percentage!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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This goes back to the time of the pioneers!. If a trapper or woodsman bought a whiskey at a local trading post, he would pour a little into a pile of his black power and light it!. If it went up in a flash even though it was wet, it was proof that the trade post did not dilute it!. This happens at 100 proof!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Its just a different way to measure alcohol content!. Kind of like the difference between Fahrenheit and Celsius for temperature; or using measuring spoons to measure something instead of cups for volume measurement!.
Check out this link:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Proof_(alco!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Check out this link:
http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Proof_(alco!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
because you have to call it something i mean which is easier to say "whats the alcohol percentage" or "whats the proof"Www@FoodAQ@Com
Half the proof is the percentage of alcohol!. It is a scientific term!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
to confuse people!. and make it more complicated!. hahaha jk i dont know!. that bugs mee!. (: lolWww@FoodAQ@Com
it's just an old saying that alcoholics honor!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com