Bar Measurements
Useful information about drinking measurements and conversion tables.
| Terminology |
Imperial |
Metric |
| Dash or Splash |
1/32 oz. |
0.92 ml. |
| Teaspoon |
1/8 oz. |
3.7 ml. |
| Tablespoon |
3/8 oz. |
11.1 ml. |
| Pony |
1 oz. |
29.6ml. |
| 1 Jigger or Bar glass |
1 1/2 oz. |
44.4 ml. |
| Wineglass |
4 oz. |
118.3 ml. |
| Split |
6 oz. |
177.4 ml. |
| Cup |
8 oz. |
236.6 ml.
|
| Tenth |
12.68 oz. |
375 ml.
|
| Fifth |
25.36 oz. |
750 ml.
|
| Quart |
33.81 oz. |
1 liter |
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| Metric Conversions |
| 1 fluid ounce |
29.573 milliliters |
| 1 quart |
9.4635 deciliters |
| 1 gallon |
3.7854 liters |
| 3.3814 fluid ounce |
1 milliliter |
| 1.0567 quarts |
1 liter |
| 10 milliliters |
1 centiliter |
| 10 centiliters |
1 deciliter |
| 10 deciliters |
1 liter |
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| Other Useful Measurement Conversions |
| 1 part |
Any equal part |
| 1 shot |
44 ml. or 1 1/2 oz. |
| Fifth |
4/5 Qt. or 1/5 Gal. or 25.6 oz |
| Pint |
Quart or 16 oz |
| Half-Pint |
1/2 pint or 8 oz |
| Half-Gallon |
64 oz or 4 pints |
| Quart |
32 oz |
| 750 ml |
25.5 oz |
| 500 ml |
17.0 oz |
| 200 ml |
6.8 oz |
| 1750 ml |
59.7 oz |
| 1000 ml |
34.1 oz |
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| Other Information: |
A shot glass is usually 1.5 ounces, but sometimes 2 ounces with a measuring line at 1.5 ounces. You can also get a 'short shot' glass or 'pony shot' which are 1 ounce. Pony shots are usually used with Martinis, Manhattans, and Rob Roys.
A 'dash' is often used for a small amount of liquid ingredients for cocktail recipes. Approximately, there are 36 dashes in one ounce. A splash is slightly larger than a dash, but less
than 1/2 oz. These are subjective measures which indicate seasoning to taste.
Most cocktail liquid ingredients are measured by ounces (oz). A jigger is used to measure the ingredients and most steel jiggers allow you to measure by 1 1/2 oz. on one end and 3/4 oz. on the other end. Glass jiggers usually have only one size: 1 oz, which equals two tablespoons.
One teaspoon of liquid amounts about 1/5 oz. Some bars use bar spoons instead of teaspoon, but the measurement is roughly equivalent. |
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