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U. K. B, G. GUIDE TO DRINKS
BRITISH & AMERICAN SPIRIT STRENGTHS—coH/miicd
Comparative Tables of Spirit Strength—conlinitctl
Sikes
British.
American.
Gay
Lussac
Trailes.
Cartier
Weight.
Volume.
Specific
Gravity.
U.P.
U.P.
o
O
% %
at 60® F.
23.0
12.1
44.0
36.90
43.95
.9454
24.0
13.3
36.35
43.35
.9464
24.8
14.0
43.0
35.90
42.90
.9472
25.0
14.4
35.80
42.80
.9474
20.0
35.35
42.20
.9483
26.5
16.0
42.0
35.10
41.95
.9488
27.0
16.7
34.85
41.70
.9492
28.0
34.30
41.10
.9502
28.3
18.0
41.0
34,20
49.95
.9504
29.0
33.85
40.55
.9510
30.0
20.1
40.0
17.
33.30
39.30
.9520
31.0
32.80
39.35
.9528
31.8
22.0
39
32.40
38.90
.9535
32.0
32.30
38.80
.9537
33.0
31.80
38.20
.9546
33.5
23.9
38
31.55
37.95
.9550
34.0
31.30
37.70
.9555
35.0
37.0
30.80
37.10
.9563
36.0
30.30
36.50
.9571
37.0
27.9
36.0
16.
29.80
35.90
.9579
38.0
29.35
35.40
.9686
38.8
29.9
35.0
28.90
34.90
.9593
39.0
28.75
34.75
.9595
40.0
28.40
34.40
.9601
40.5
31.8
3L0
28.05
33.95
.9606
41.0
27.80
33.60
.9610
42.0
27.30
33.10
.9617
42.3
33.9
33.0
27.15
32.90
.9620
43.0
26.80
32.45
.9625
44.0
35.8
32.0
26.35
31.95
.9631
45.0
25.85
31.40
.9638
45.8
37.8
31.0
25.50
31.00
.9643
46.0
25.40
30.85
.9645
47.0
24.85
30.20
.9652
47.5
39.5
30.0
15.
24.60
29.95
.9655
48.0
24.40
29.70
.9658
49.0
23.90
29.10
.9665
49.3
41.8
29.0
23.75
28.90
.9667
50.0
23.40
28.55
.9671
52.8
27.0
22.10
27.00
.9688
54.5
26.0
21.30
26.00
.9698
56.3
25.0
14.0
20.45
25.00
.9708
58.0
24.0
19.55
23.90
.9720
59.8
23.0
18.60
22.80
.9732
61.5
22.0
17.90
21.95
.9740
EXPLANATORY NOTES
From this table you will see that spirits sold in this country
at 30 u.p. Sikes would be equivalent to 20 u.p. American and
40° Gay Lussac {the measurement mostly used outside the
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