Types of Gin If you visit your local liquor store, you'll find lots of different bottles labeled as gin. But because gin isn't tightly regulated, you may have to read the fine print to know what you're getting. In both the European Union and the United States, a bottle of liquor ca...
There are 17 shots in a 750 mL bottle.The “7-Fitty” came about because it equals roughly 1/5 of a US Gallon. For much of American history liquor was purchased inone quartbottles (1/4 of a gallon) or fifths (1/5 of a gallon), but as the liquor market in America became a much...
Curious to see how much excise tax is baked into beers in your home state? Check out the Tax Foundation’s infographic below. Credit: Tax Foundation This story is a part ofVP Pro, our free content platform and newsletter for the drinks industry, covering wine, beer, and liquor — and be...
However, when you cut back on gross over-consumption in other areas, it can leave you with considerable room to breathe in your budget for occasional guilty pleasures. I haven’t cut wine and beer from my consumption. Truth is, I really enjoy a good glass of beer (responsibly, of course...
1970s, just 350 million gallons of bottled water were being sold in the United States—about a gallon and a half per person per year. Much of that came in the big five-gallon jugs used in office water coolers; the rest made up a niche market of mineral waters bottled from natural ...
How Many Drinks? If you host a cocktail party and run out of booze, you'll be shunned for life. Well, probably not. Probably someone will go on a beer run and save the day. But just to avoid possible embarrassment, consider this rule of thumb: expect your guests to drink two drinks...
Make a double strength infusion by steeping your tea for the amount of time shown below using half the amount of water you would normally use when making hot tea. The double strength infusion is important because later you'll be pouring over ice, and this way the tea doesn’t get watere...
Hard liquor is also sold in 750 ml bottles. These are known as a "fifth", because they are 1/5th of a gallon (25.6 ounces). So these wine portions can be considered "a fifth of a fifth". For the next picture, I split the bottle between four glasses of wine. That's 187 ml, ...
After years of running Beacher’s Madhouse, a vaudeville inspired theater and variety show that sold out in cities across the country, Jeff Beacher found himself weighing in at 440 pounds. Jeff went to work on himself, and she
New theory: There is an ancient, evil power lurking beneath I-84 in Connecticut which draws its power from the anger and resentment of people in traffic, which is why driving through Connecticut sucks so hard on such a consistent basis. ...