Random Stuff

Just some handy info.

ounce 1oz = 30ml

teaspoon = 1tsp = 1/6oz = 5ml = barspoon

tablespoon = 1Tbsp = 1/2oz = 15ml

Mai Tai glass* = double rocks glass = 10-16oz

*Trader Vic’s Mai Tai glasses are 12oz.

1 shot = 1oz in drink recipes and in the bars of most of the world

1 shot = 1.5oz in the USA and Russia(about the only thing we agree on)

1 part = 1oz in most drink recipes

1 drop = a drop from an eyedropper(trust me,just buy a dropper instead of trying to drip from the bottle)

dash = 1/8tsp or 1ml or about 10 drops

Don’s Mix = 2:1 white grapefruit juice to cinnamon syrup

Don’s Spices #2 = 1:1 vanilla syrup and pimento dram

Don’s Spices #4 = cinnamon syrup

Don’s Zombie Mix = Equal parts grenadine/falernum/absinthe/dry curacao

POG = equal parts passionfruit/orange/guava juice

Sweet and Sour Mix = 2 parts simple syrup,1 part lemon juice,1 part lime juice

Amaro(Amaro di Angostura) = 1:1 Angostura bitters and rich simple syrup

Here’s a chart of old timey measurements:

And here’s a handy glassware chart: