"Donald Martinich" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> EZ Larry > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:29:19 GMT, "James Silverton"
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >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 :-)
>>
>> I used to think a shot was one ounce and a jigger is 1.5 ounce. I
>> think a typical drink is supposed to be 1.5 ounce.
>
> In my part of the world (N. Calif.), most bartenders don't pre-measure
> with shot glasses but "count" instead. They count silently to
> themselves as the pour through that standard sort of spout that bars
> have on all their bottles. Some drink might be a "two count" or a "three
> count" depending on the recipe. As you might expect, there is some
> variability here. Reputations for generosity or stinginess are easily
> established here in my smallish college town.
>
> D.M.
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Not necessarily.

Today most of the bar pour spouts are metered.

http://www.foodservicedirect.com/ind...sured_Pour.htm

:-(

Bummer.

Dimitri