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BRITISH AND AMERICAN
SPIRIT STRENGTHS
Tliese Tables are published mth the kind permission of Harpers
Wine and Spirit Gazette (taken from their Manual) and we are
greatly indebted to Mr.L. J. Hammerton,of Messrs. Hiram Walker
& Sons for his kindness in making clear the subjoined points which
explanation we feel sure
■ivill be appreciated by the reader :—
COMPARATIVE TABLES OF SPIRIT STRENGTH
(100° Gay Lussac equals 175° Proof Spirit, or 75% Sikes.)
Gay
Sikcs Americaa.
Lussac
Cartier
Weight.
Volume.
Specific
and
British.
Tralles.
Gravity.
O.P.
O.P.
% % at 60° F.
75.25
100.00
100.00
.7938
75.0
100.0
100.0
44.
99.80
99.90
.7944
74.0
98.95
99.35
.7971
73.2
98.2
99.0
43.
98.15
98.85
.7997
73.0
97.95
98.70
.8003
72.0
97.05
98.15
.8030
71.5
96.1
98.0
42.
90.60
97.90
.8041
71.0
96.20
97.60
.8055
70.0
95.35
97.05
.8079
69.7
93.9
97.0
95.10
96.90
.8086
69.0
41.
94.50
96.45
.8104
68.0
91.5
96.0
93.65
95.90
.8127
67.0
92.85
95.30
.8149
06.2
89.8
95.0
40.
92.20
94.85
.8166
66.0
92.05
94.70
.8171
65.0
91.30
94.20
.8191
64.5
87.8
94.0
39.
91.10
94.10
.8196
64.0
90.35
93.55
.8217
63.0
89.65
92.05
.8236
62.7
85.6
93.0
89.45
92.90
.8241
62.0
88.90
92.45
.8254
61.0
83.6
92.0
38.
88.15
91.90
.8274
60.0
87.40
91.35
.8293
59.2
81.5
91.0
86.80
90.90
.8308
59.0
86.70
90.80
.8311
58.0
85.85
90.20
.8332
57.5
79.5
90.0
37.
85.50
89.85
.8342
57.0
85.15
89.53
.8352
56.0
84.40
89.00
.8370
65.7
77.3
89.0
84.20
88.85
.8375
56.0
83.70
88.45
.8387
64.0
75.3
88.0
86.
83.00
87.90
.8405
53.0
82.30
87.35
.8423
52.2
73.2
87.0
81.70
86.85
.8438
52.0
81.55
86.75
.8442
51.0
71.1
86.0
35.
80.90
86.25
.8458
50.5
80.80
86.00
.8466
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