If you’ve ever been in the market for essential oils, chances are, you’ve encountered the dram. Remember that time when you saw a great deal on rose absolute essential oil, only to discover that it was a dram of oil? “What in the world is a dram?”“How many ounces are in a ...
As weights increase, a dram is 3 scruples, an ounce is 8 drams, and a pound is 12 ounces. Scruple comes from the Latin word meaning “small sharp stone”; today's scruples weigh 1.296 grams. It has sometimes been used to mean “a minute quantity” or “iota,” as in this line ...
For some reason, I can never seem to remember how many ounces are in a cup, cups are in a pint, quart, gallon, and so on. So I'm going to write them down here, secure in the knowledge that I can always search my own damned web site next time I need them. 3 teaspoons is 1 ...
88 thoughts on “How much is a dram of Scotch?” Cory on February 9, 2011 at 10:46 am said: But in practice, nobody drinks that small of a glass. A normal pour in the UK is 1.25 imperial fluid ounces, so by definition, 10 drams. When you’re at home, you pour whatever yo...
a few ounces of your spirit and sprinkle in the tea leaves, letting them steep while chilling the serving glasses and chopping your limes. Bossy recommends straining the infusion through the best filter you have. "Tea particles that pass through a fine mesh strainer will keep infusing. You ...
I used the electric juicer in the end, things got kinda messy: the problem was that it’s not a really big juicer so the plate that strains the solids filled up pretty quickly; I also think the yield could’ve been improved using another method (some of the seeds were still intact)....
Add it to 8 ounces (240 milliliters) of water, along with the juice of half a lemon and 1 teaspoon of honey. Bring everything to a boil in a small saucepan, then pour the mixture through a strainer into a mug. Add 1 ounce (30 milliliters) of whiskey and stir. Drink the tonic...
If that happens, stir in 1 teaspoon of shortening for every 12 to 16 ounces (340 to 452 g) of candy melts.[20] If you put the candy into a plastic bag, open the bag first, then add the shortening. Close the bag, and massage the shortening in. For plastic bottles, add the ...
Combine 3 fluid ounces (89 mL) of Scotch whiskey, 1 fluid ounce (30 mL) sweet vermouth, 2 dashes of bitters, and ice in a mixing glass. Stir the ingredients together, then use a strainer to strain them into a cocktail glass. Finally, twist an orange or lemon peel over the drink and...