1960 The U K B G Guide to Drinks (3 rd edition revised)

U. K. B, G. GUIDE TO DRINKS

BRITISH & AMERICAN SPIRIT STRENGTHS—coH/miicd

Comparative Tables of Spirit Strength—conlinitctl

Gay Lussac Trailes.

Weight.

Specific Gravity.

American.

Cartier

Sikes British.

Volume.

o

O

at 60® F.

U.P. 23.0 24.0 24.8 25.0 20.0 26.5 27.0 28.0

U.P. 12.1 13.3 14.0 14.4

% %

43.95 43.35 42.90 42.80 42.20 41.95 41.70 41.10 49.95 40.55 39.30 39.35 38.90 38.80 38.20 37.95 37.70 37.10 36.50 35.90 35.40 34.90 34.75 34.40 33.95 33.60 33.10 32.90 32.45

44.0

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 19.55 18.60 17.90

.9454 .9464 .9472 .9474 .9483 .9488 .9492 .9502 .9504 .9510 .9520 .9528 .9535 .9537 .9546 .9550 .9555 .9563 .9571 .9579 .9686 .9593 .9595 .9601 .9606 .9610 .9617 .9620 .9625 .9631 .9638 .9643 .9645 .9652 .9655 .9658 .9665 .9667 .9671

43.0

42.0

16.0 16.7

41.0

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 49.3 50.0 52.8 54.5

18.0

17.

20.1

40.0

39

22.0

23.9

38

37.0

36.0

16.

27.9

35.0

29.9

31.8

3L0

33.0

33.9

32.0

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

35.8

37.8

31.0

39.5

30.0

15.

41.8

29.0

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

27.0 26.0 25.0 24.0 23.0 22.0

56.3 58.0 59.8 61.5

14.0

21.95

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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