Updated June 2026.
Alcohol bottles for a party are house English for the glass you pour from, not IBA. IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL. A fancy bottle is not 5.143. Count the spirit ounces.
Fifth: how much is a fifth of alcohol. Shot: how many shots are in a 750ml bottle. Jigger: what is a jigger measurement. Trace: Buffalo Trace. Woodford: Woodford Reserve. Hennessy: Hennessy cocktails. Vanilla: bourbon with vanilla notes. ml: how many ml is a shot.
Bottle vs recovered IBA
IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL Recovered 15-best ranking / Blanton’s as #1 Recovered tickets Recovered Crystal Head / Samurai / Jack chess / Medea / Armand de Brignac / Haig Club Jack already: Old No. 7 40/80 5.143 already: US bourbon class Distiller’s Select already 90.4/45.2 shop Double Oaked 750 mL already 43.2% BT already 90/45 NAS cream 30/15 VA ABC Hennessy already 40.0/80 New Amsterdam already 40/80 cristalino is not a NOM class.
Bottle already: glass is glass English. A 750 mL 40% fifth is about 17 1.5 fl oz pours. US shot already 1.5 fl oz. A 1.5 fl oz 40% pour is one drink. Shape does not erase those ounces. Count the spirit.
| Lock | What it is not |
|---|---|
| Old Fashioned 45 mL | A recovered bottle-shape IBA |
| US bourbon class | A recovered bottle-shape class |
| Old No. 7 40/80 | A recovered chess-bottle neck |
| Unused Blanton’s as #1 | A recovered 15-way lock |
| US shot 1.5 fl oz | A recovered shape statute |
| 750 mL fifth | A recovered party ranking |
Count the pour
bottle math, not a recovered ranking:
| Part | mL | fl oz |
|---|---|---|
| US 750 mL fifth | 750 | 25.4 |
| US shot | 44 | 1.5 |
| IBA Old Fashioned | 45 | 1.5 |
A 750 mL 40% fifth is about 17 1.5 fl oz pours. A 1.5 fl oz 40% pour is one drink.
Sources
- IBA Old Fashioned 45 mL. 5.143 Jack Old No. 7 40/80 Distiller’s Select 90.4/45.2 shop Double Oaked 750 mL 43.2% BT 90/45 NAS VA ABC Hennessy 40.0/80
- NIAAA Dec 2025.