Alcoholic beverages sold in containers are almost exclusively in metric. The old standard size was a fifth of a gallon, or 757 ml. When going metric this was r

Alcoholic beverages sold in containers are almost exclusively in metric. The old standard size was a fifth of a gallon, or 757 ml. When going metric this was reduced to 750 ml which is close enough that nobody would notice. Since it was ever so slightly smaller there was no pushback from the producers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_(unit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_(unit) Bottled water is often in metric too, even for single serving sizes.