A "fifth" of liquor?!


Question: A "fifth" of liquor!?
When you buy a "fifth" of liquor, what is it a fifth of!? It's not a fifth of a gallon!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Yes, it's a fifth of a US gallon almost exactly!.
A fifth is typically 750 ml X 5 = 3750 ml
1 gallon = 3785!.411 ml
A UK gallon, on the other hand = 4546!.09 ml
Maybe that's what you're thinking of!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Liquor is normally sold in 750 ml bottles these days, but a fifth is in fact, one fifth of a gallon!. Where do you think the term came from, somebody's obsession with 20 per cent!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

It is a fifth of a US gallon!. 20% of a gallon!. Go to wikipedia and check it out!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Sure it is!

A gallon is 128 oz!.

1/5 x 128 = 25!.6 oz!. = 757 mLWww@FoodAQ@Com





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