what does 'single' and 'double' mean, drinkswise?!

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a single means the drink is prepared as normal, usually its a standard single shot of alcohol.

ordering a double means they will put twice the amount of alcohol in.

A 70cl bottle of spirit holds 28 optics, therefore a single (optic) is one twenty-eighth of a bottle, a double is a fourteenth. A litre bottle holds 40 optics. The optic measure is also classed as one unit of alcohol, hence the claim that a 50p per unit charge for alcohol will elevate the price of a bog-standard spirit to ￡14.00 a bottle, ￡20.00 a litre.

its a measure of the volume of liquid/ alcohol you are buying/ drinking. example- a single measure or a double measure. one measure is usually 25 mills, so a double is gonna be 50 mills , although some pubs have a standard shot as 35 mills, so a double would be 70 mills.
you should look at the optics on the bar which must state the amount.
if you are new to drinking then i would suggest single measure drinks are best, until you know how your body reacts to the effects of alcohol. enjoy.

ex landlord/publican

When you go in to pubs shots are measured in ml, so depending what you drink (depending on what pub and area) the likes of Whiskey, Vodka and Morgan spice etc etc will be 25ml or 35ml and Martini would be 40ml or 50ml that would be one shot but when you ask for a double it would be two measurements of your tipple!!

In a pub here in UK a single measure of spirits is taken from the bottle via the optic - that's the bit held in the upside down bottle at the back of the bar with all the other bottles.

A single is one push of the measuring optic which allows the Gin, Wisky, Vodka etc to flow down into the glass.

A second push on the measuring optic allows one more measure of spirit to flow into the glass.

Spirit Optic via youtube - it's only 16 seconds and all you see at the end is the optic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJpyZmT0I…

More at this next link.
http://www.globalfse.co.uk/Barware/c5471…

Why measure the spirits? Here in UK there is a very high duty on spirits and measuring them out ensures that the UK.gov get's it's cut of the money as it were.

At home, I always measure my Gin in a proper measuring cup, that way I control the amount of Gin I drink - never allow myself to get legless or even dizzy with it. One gin is enough for me most evenings anyway.

Gordon's Gin Ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzYldW0i7…

Anyone can make London Dry Gin - there is no control over the name. However, the ownership of Plymouth Dry Gin is controlled and only used by gin makers of that city.

One of the most famous London Gin companies is Beefeater - they still make their Gin where they've been making it since c1800.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBC7SPpIu…

Beefeater Gin Kennington London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtcYspo8w…

The great thing about Gin is there is no standing time - the moment it is made it is ready to drink.


Ginist of Londonj

you are right.

one shot is 1oz (=30ml), but it seems to vary from place to place. one shot is somewhere between 30 to 45ml, 1oz to 1.5oz.

if you order a same drink twice in a row, some bartenders make the second one stronger coz you cannot taste it after the first one. It depends on their way of thinking and how you behave as a customer. :)

say you were drinking vodka and coke, you would put one or two shots in
when you put two in its called a double
Three is a triple and four is a quadruple

A 'single' is two ounces of liquor in a glass, Double is double, 4 ounces

Working in a bar for 20 years

one shot of bacardi or two shots.

exactly! Single is one shot, double is two shots in one drink.

one barcadi

2 shots