On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:47:56 +0100, Corey Richardson wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:29:19 GMT, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>> Corey wrote on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:03:32 +0100:
>>
>>> In Scotland and the UK, a single measure of spirits at the pub
>>> is 35ml or 25ml respectively.
>>
>>> What's a single measure of spirits in the USA and Canada?
>>
>>I'm not sure how consistent it is in the US. It is usually agreed that a
>>"shot" is 1.5 oz (44ml) but there are all sorts of strange things like
>>"jigger" and "pony". I usually stick to beer :-)
>
> Thanks. Interesting. I wondered why Americans looked at single shot in
> the UK funny.

it may be the mechanical dispenser, if that's what your talking about.
very rare in the u.s.

your pal,
blake