Updated July 2026.
Empty whiskey bottle ideas are craft English, not IBA. IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL bourbon or rye 5.143 Count the empty, not a recovered #1 tile.
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Craft vs recovered ranking
IBA Old Fashioned already 45 mL 5.143 already: whisky class, coloring excepted, not KY-only BT flagship already 90/45 NAS cream 30/15 5%. Distiller’s Select already 90.4/45.2 shop Double Oaked 750 mL 43.2% Jack Old No. 7 already 40/80 169.175 143 as a 2023 calendar lock.
Craft already: an empty 750 mL is empty English. A 750 mL 40% bottle held about 17 1.5 fl oz drinks before it was empty. US shot already 1.5 fl oz. Count the pour that used to be in it.
| Lock | What it is not |
|---|---|
| Old Fashioned 45 mL bourbon or rye | A recovered bottle-craft IBA |
| Whisky class, coloring excepted, not KY-only | A recovered bottle-shape class |
| Unused carafe as #1 | A recovered 10-way lock |
| BT 90/45 NAS cream 30/15 | A recovered craft neck |
| Jack Old No. 7 40/80 unused as chess-bottle | A recovered craft neck |
| Unused invented 2026 #1 crown | A recovered empty ranking |
Count the pour
empty parts, not a recovered 10-way lock:
| Part | mL | fl oz |
|---|---|---|
| 750 mL bottle | 750 | 25.4 |
| US shot | 44 | 1.5 |
| Bourbon or rye (IBA OF) | 45 | 1.5 |
A 750 mL 40% bottle is about 17 1.5 fl oz drinks before it is empty.
Sources
- IBA Old Fashioned 45 mL bourbon or rye 5.143 BT 90/45 NAS
- 175 as a whisky lock.