Best Shots to Order at a Bar
Order a well shot a bartender can actually make: tequila, lemon drop, kamikaze, or green tea. 1.5 oz is one US standard drink. Not a ranking.
Order a well shot a bartender can actually make: tequila, lemon drop, kamikaze, or green tea. 1.5 oz is one US standard drink. Not a ranking.
Tennessee default: no beer midnight–6 a.m., and no Sunday beer (T.C.A. § 57-5-301). Cities may authorize Sunday and other hours. Liquor stores are a different clock.
Michigan default: no alcohol sales 2 a.m.–7 a.m. (MCL 436.2114). Sunday before noon needs a Sunday Sales Permit (A.M.) unless the local banned Sunday beer.
Georgia Sunday package sales need a local referendum (usually 12:30–11:30 p.m.). Weekday spirits ceiling is 8:00 a.m.–11:45 p.m. Cities can be tighter. No 159-county table.
US liquor bottles are metric: 50 mL, 375 mL, 750 mL (fifth), 1 L, 1.75 L (handle). TTB added more legal sizes in 2025.
Wisconsin Class A: beer stops midnight–6 a.m.; wine and liquor stop 9 p.m.–6 a.m. Cities may be stricter. No statewide Sunday package ban in those sections.
Washington beer sales are 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. statewide (WAC 314-11-070). Cities can tighten. Sunday is not a separate dry morning.
OK grocery beer is 6 a.m.–2 a.m. daily including Sunday (37A § 6-108). Liquor stores 8 a.m.–midnight Mon–Sat; Sunday only if the county voted.
NC ABC stores cannot sell 9 p.m.–9 a.m. and are closed Sunday. Grocery beer/wine: no sale 2 a.m.–7 a.m.; Sunday noon default (10 a.m. if local brunch law).
You can feel alcohol within minutes. Peak BAC is often 30–90 minutes after a drink. Food slows it. The liver clears about one standard drink per hour.