There are 1.5 ounces in 1 shot. Ounce comes from the Roman term “uncia.” An uncia was 1/12 of a Roman copper bar that was used as a tool to measure the length of an inch an… See more

There are 17 shots in a 750 mL bottle. The “7-Fifty” came about because it equals roughly 1/5 of a US Gallon. For much of American history liquor was purchased in one quartb… See more

Good question! And the answer is not that the makers of those fine Scottish whiskeys are trying to cheat you. The European Union standardized on the 700 ml bottle about forty … See more

Unfortunately, we don’t know why a shot is 1.5 fluid ounces. The US government never established an exact measurement, though the State of Utah did despite being the state with t… See more