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The easiest way to ruin a great drink is NOT to use the proper amount of spirits or mixers. There are several ways to ensure you pour just the right amount.
Jiggers
Measures, also known as jiggers, are very useful for accurate drink making. Common amounts are 15ml (1/2 oz), 30ml (1 oz) and 50ml (1 1/2 oz)and the best are stainless steel, straight-sided, and government-stamped. Double-headed conical-shape measures are popular, but are more difficult to pour accurately because of their shape.
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to get the feel of the pourspout, try practicing with
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Pourspout
A pourspout is a small plastic or rubber/metal tool that fits onto a liquor bottle neck and provides better pour control than if you poured right from an open bottle. The most accurate are made of a rubber cork that fits into the bottle and a metal spout that fits into the cork.
Standard Bar Measures |
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Name
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Abbr.
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Standard
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Metric
(1000ml=100cl=1 litre)
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Dash,Splash (4 to 5 drops) |
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1/32 oz |
0.9 ml |
| Teaspoon |
tsp |
1/8 oz |
4.93 ml |
| Tablespoon |
tbsp |
3/8 oz |
14.79 ml |
| Pony |
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1 oz |
29.5 ml |
Jigger |
jgr |
1 1/2 oz |
44.4 ml |
| Miniature(nip) |
nip |
2 oz |
59 ml |
| Wineglass |
wgls |
4 oz |
119 ml |
| half pint (US) |
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8 oz |
257 |
| half pint (UK) |
|
9.6 oz |
284 |
| Split |
splt |
6 oz |
177 ml |
| pint (US) |
pint |
16 oz |
472 |
| pint (UK) |
pint |
19.3 oz |
568 |
| Cup |
C |
8 oz |
247 ml |
| fifth |
|
25.6 oz |
755..2 ml |
| quart |
q |
32 oz |
944 ml |
Conversion Tables
U.S. to Metric
1/5 teaspoon
1 milliliter
1 teaspoon
5 ml
1 tablespoon
15 ml
1 fluid oz
30 ml
1/5 cup
50 ml
1 cup
240
ml
2 cups (1 pint) 470 ml
4 cups (1 quart) .95 liter
4 quarts (1 gal.) 3.8
liters
Metric
to U.S.
1 milliliter
1/5 teaspoon
5 ml
1 teaspoon
15 ml
1 tablespoon
100 ml
3.4 fluid oz
240 ml
1 cup
1 liter
34 fluid oz
4.2 cups
2.1 pints
1.06 quarts
0.26 gallon
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