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Where to get a spirit measure

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  • 05-08-2008 9:06pm
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    cullenswood
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    Hi,

    Where would I be able to get a pub sized spirit measure. I wouldn't mind getting myself one so I can see how much whiskey I am drinking at home. Am pretty sure I am pouring myself quadruples!
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    shanel23
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    A standard Irish pub measure is 35ml and I'm sure I've seen them in the distilery shops in both Midleton and Dublin . I've bought a few online is pub supply type stores - a few proper pub optics too. Your quadruples should get you just 5 drinks from a standard 700 ml :D


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    enda1
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    shanel23 wrote: »
    A standard Irish pub measure is 35ml and I'm sure I've seen them in the distilery shops in both Midleton and Dublin . I've bought a few online is pub supply type stores - a few proper pub optics too. Your quadruples should get you just 5 drinks from a standard 700 ml :D

    35.5ml ;)

    But yeah distillery shops alright. and the good ol Celtic Whiskey shop I'm sure.


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    nhughes100
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    I've gotten some optics from www.bargizmos.co.uk, reasonable prices and a very good selection, just make sure you get the Irish 35.5ml and not the English 25.5ml.


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    rubadub
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    You often get them or shot glasses free with bottles, esp. around xmas, or just ask/nick;) one from your local, many freebie ones will not be 35.5ml. A measure is a 1/4gill 4 gills in a pint. So you could well find yourself a small glass at home and work out what it is.

    e.g. there are 16 measures in a pint, find a small glass, now if 8 measures fill your pint then each small glass is a double.

    Another trick would be to just keep a 200ml spirit bottle, this is 5.6 measures and easier to eye how much is gone from.

    If you have a digital scale you can also work it out, 1ml of water is ~1gram. So put your glass on, zero/tare the scale and pour in water. If you have cut crystal glasses you might be able to fill up to a cut point on the side, or if you have a glass with logo you could fill to a particular point.


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