Sizes
Most countries have standard definitions of "single"- and "double"-shot sizes (which are not always in a two-to-one ratio):
| Country | Small | Single | Double | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 50 mL | 100 mL | |||
| Australia | 30 mL | 60 mL | A single shot is sometimes called a "nip". At 30 mL, a typical spirit with 40 percent alcohol is roughly equivalent to one Australian standard drink. | ||
| Bulgaria | 50 mL | 100 mL | |||
| Canada | A pony shot or 28.41 mL (1 ounce) | 1 shot or 42.61 mL (1.5 ounces) | 71 mL (2.5 ounces) | In Canada, a "shot" generally refers to the province's definition of a "standard drink" under liquor licenses. Although sizes may vary, most provinces cite amounts similar to Ontario's guidelines of 0.6 oz. or 17 mL of pure alcohol; since a "shot" is typically a spirit with 40 percent alcohol, this makes the shot 1.5 oz. or 42.62 mL (though many establishments serve a lower "standard drink" of only 1 oz.). A double shot in North America may be either 2.5 or 3.0 fluid ounces. A smaller 1.0 fl. oz. shot is usually referred to as a "pony shot" or "short shot". | |
| Croatia | 30 mL | 60 mL | |||
| Czech Republic | 20 mL | 40 or 50 mL | 80 or 100 mL | The most common single shot used to be 50 mL but recently it has become 40 mL. | |
| Denmark | 20 mL | 40 mL | |||
| Estonia | 20 mL | 40 mL | 80 mL | ||
| Finland | 40 mL | 80 mL | In Finland, the maximum amount of strong alcohol restaurants are allowed to serve is regulated by law to one 40 mL portion at a time per customer. Doubles cannot be legally served. | ||
| Germany | 20 mL | 40 mL | In Germany, shot glasses (German: Schnapsglas, Pinnchen, Stamperl) are smaller. | ||
| Hungary | 20 or 30 mL | 40 or 50 mL | 80 or 100 mL | In Hungarian, shot glasses are called felespohár (feles meaning "half", standing for 0.5 dL), pálinkáspohár (for pálinka), kupica or stampedli. | |
| India | 30 mL | 30 mL | 60 mL | A shot is commonly referred to as a "peg", and is measured as a "small" (chhota), or a "large" (bud-da) peg. A 90 mL shot in India is called a Patiala peg. | |
| Ireland | 35.5 mL | 71 mL | |||
| Israel | 30 mL | 50 or 60 mL | In Israel, the common word for a small shot is צ'ייסר ("chaser"). | ||
| Italy | 30 mL | 40 or 60 mL | In Italy, the common word for a shot is cicchetto. In North Italy, the cicchetto is the most-common way to taste grappa from at least two centuries. | ||
| Kazakhstan | 50 mL | 100 mL | In Russia, Kazakhstan, and other CIS (former Soviet) states there is also a larger бокал (glass or goblet), which usually contains 200–300 mL. | ||
| New Zealand | 15 mL | 30 mL | |||
| Poland | 25 mL | 50 mL | 100 mL | To take a single shot in Polish slang is to take po pięćdziesiątce, meaning "take 50" (50 mL). | |
| Russia | 50 mL | 100 mL | A double shot in Russian is called стопка meaning "a stack"; it also alludes to the number 100. | ||
| Serbia | 30 mL | 50–60 mL | A single shot is traditionally known in the Serbian language as чашица за ракију, meaning "small glass for rakija", or simply as мера – мерица, meaning "measure". A double shot is simply called Дупли, meaning "a double". | ||
| Sweden | 20 mL | 40 mL | 60 mL | A single shot is referred to as a fyra, meaning "a four" and a double is referred to as a sexa, meaning "a six", as Swedes will generally use centiliters rather than milliliters for any measure larger than 10 mL | |
| Slovakia | 20 or 25 mL | 40 or 50 mL | 80 or 100 mL | The most-common single-shot size is the pol deci (literally, "half a decilitre", 50 mL). | |
| Slovenia | 30 mL | 60 mL | |||
| South Africa | 25 mL | The South African government has an official definition for the single-shot size. | |||
| South Korea | 60 mL | ||||
| Turkey | 1 finger | 2 fingers | 4 fingers | ||
| United Kingdom | 25 or 35 mL | 50 or 70 mL | Shots sold on-premises must contain either 25 mL or 35 mL measures of whisky, gin, rum, or vodka, as defined in the Weights and Measures Act of 1985. This requirement does not extend to other spirits. A 2001 amendment allowed a double shot of 70 mL to be served. Generally, a single measure is equal to 35 mL in Northern Ireland and 25 mL in the rest of the United Kingdom. | ||
| United States | 1.0 US fl oz (30 mL) | 1.5 US fl oz (44 mL) | 3.0 US fl oz (89 mL) | There is no standard size for a single shot, except in Utah, where a shot is defined at 1.5 fl. oz. Elsewhere in the U.S., the standard size is generally considered to be 1.25–1.5 fl. oz. |
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