1955 The U K B G Guide to Drinks (2nd edition revised)

U. K. B. G. GUIDE TO DRINKS

BRITISH & AMERICAN SPIRIT STRENGTHS—coiidiiKed

Comparative Tables of Spirit Strength—continued

Gay Lussac Tralles.

Specific Gravity.

Weight.

Cartier

Sikcs British.

American.

Volume.

o

O

U.P. 23.0 24.0 24.8 25.0 26.0 26.5 27.0 28.0 28.3 29.0 30.0 31.0 31.8 32.0 33.0 33.5 34.0 35.0 36.0 37.0 38.0 38.8 39.0 40.0 40.5 41.0 42.0 42.3 43.0 44.0 45.0 45.8 46.0 47.0 47.5 48.0 49.0

U.P. 12.1 13.3 14.0 14.4

% % at 60° F

36.90 36.35 35.90 35.80 35.35 35 10 34.85 34.30 34.20 33.85 33.30 32.80 32.40 32.30 31.80 31.55 31.30 30.80 30.30 29.80 29.35 28.90 28.75 28.40 28.05 27.80 27.30 27.15 26.80 26.35 25.85 25.50 25.40 24.85 24.60 24.40 23.90 23.75 23.40 22.10 21.30 20.45

43.95 43.35 42.90 42.80 42.20 41.95 41.70 41.10 40.95 40.55 39.90 39.35 38.90 38.80 38.20 37.95 37.70 37.10 36.50 3.-).90 35.40 34.90 34.75 34.40 33.95 33.60 33.10 32.90 32.45 31.95 31.40 31.00 30.85 30.20 29.95 29.70 29.10 28.90 28.55 27.00 26.00 25.00 23.90 22.80 21.95

.9454 .9464 .9472 .9474 .9-183 .9488 .9492 .9502 .9504 .9510 .9520 .9528 .9535 .9537 .9546 .9550 .9555 .9563 .9571 .9579 .9586 .9593 .9595 .9001 .9000 .9010 .9017 .9020 .9025 .9631 .9638 .9043 .9045 .9052 .9655 ,9658 .9065 .9067 .9071

44.0

43.0

10.0 16.7

42.0

18.0

41.0

40.0

17.

20.1

39

22.0

23.9

38

37.0

16.

36.0

27.9

35.0

29.9

34.0

31.8

33.0

33.9

32.0

35.8

31.0

37.8

15.

30.0

39.5

29.0

41.8

49.3 50.0 52.8 54.5 56.3 58.0 59.8 61.5

27.0 26.0 25.0 24.0 23.0 22.0

.9688 .9698 .9708 .9720 .9732 .9740

14.0

19.55 18.60 17.90

EXPLANATORY NOTES From this table you \vill see that spirits sold in this country at 30 u.p. Sikes would be equivalent to 20 n.p. American and 40° Gay Lussac (the measurement mostly used outside the

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