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A single shot of hard liquor is explicitly 1 unit. 1 standard serving is 25ml, *40% (standard for whiskey and vodka ) = 10ml = 1 unit. So 14 units is 14 shots.

A single shot of hard liquor is explicitly 1 unit. 1 standard serving is 25ml, *40% (standard for whiskey and vodka ) = 10ml = 1 unit. So 14 units is 14 shots. This is not a coincidence. It's why they call it a "unit", and why the standard "single shot size" is 25ml. (The other measurements are fine) Edit: caveat: I'm European. This may be different in the us!

YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 9y ago
Bear in mind that these things vary by country (i.e. what is a single unit and what is a standard serving). Around here a standard shot of spirits is a single unit, give or take at least, but it is 4 cL in size.
- Symbiote 9y ago
  The UK even has two choices: either 25mL or 35mL. The bar must have a sign saying which measure they use, it's usually fairly clear once you know where to look.
DanBC 9y ago
The US has a "standard drink", but it's different to a UK unit. A US standard drink is 14 gm of pure alcohol. A UK unit is (as you say) 10 ml or pure alcohol, which is roughly 8 gm. (I think).
loeg 9y ago
This is also true (or very similar) in the US. 14 units is certainly closer to 14 shots than 7. https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-co... > In the United States, one "standard" drink contains roughly 14 grams of pure alcohol, which is found in: > * 12 ounces of regular beer, which is usually about 5% alcohol > * 5 ounces of wine, which is typically about 12% alcohol > * 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits (= 1 US shot), which is about 40% alcohol Edit: although, 25mL is far less than 1.5oz. Different units, then.
scottLobster 9y ago
Yeah I was going off Google for that. The closest standard in the US for a shot is 44 mL, which is close to double the UK "single measure". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_glass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_glass
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YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 9y ago

Bear in mind that these things vary by country (i.e. what is a single unit and what is a standard serving). Around here a standard shot of spirits is a single unit, give or take at least, but it is 4 cL in size.

Symbiote 9y ago
The UK even has two choices: either 25mL or 35mL. The bar must have a sign saying which measure they use, it's usually fairly clear once you know where to look.

DanBC 9y ago

The US has a "standard drink", but it's different to a UK unit. A US standard drink is 14 gm of pure alcohol. A UK unit is (as you say) 10 ml or pure alcohol, which is roughly 8 gm. (I think).

loeg 9y ago

This is also true (or very similar) in the US. 14 units is certainly closer to 14 shots than 7. https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/what-standard-drink https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-co... > In the United States, one "standard" drink contains roughly 14 grams of pure alcohol, which is found in: > * 12 ounces of regular beer, which is usually about 5% alcohol > * 5 ounces of wine, which is typically about 12% alcohol > * 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits (= 1 US shot), which is about 40% alcohol Edit: although, 25mL is far less than 1.5oz. Different units, then.

scottLobster 9y ago

Yeah I was going off Google for that. The closest standard in the US for a shot is 44 mL, which is close to double the UK "single measure". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_glass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_glass

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