Is a dram the same as a shot?

By that measure, a dram is either 25 or 35 ml in the UK, and its equivalent, the jigger, is one and a half oz in the US. In other words, think of a dram as a “shot” of whisky, the kind you see hardboiled heroes chug at a rough and tumble bar before slamming the shot glass down on the table.
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Is a dram of whiskey a shot?

A Dram in the United States of America

But, for most whisky drinkers, it's not a useful definition. It refers to one-eight of a fluid ounce, less than a teaspoon. Hardly enough whisky to get the sides of your glass wet.
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What size is a dram?

Dram (fl. dr.): Drams come from the old English apothecary system and are used to measure units of liquid volume. One dram is equal to 1/8 of an ounce, or 3.697 milliliters.
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What is dram slang for?

A small pour of a spirit, usually whisky. From the Scottish-Gaelic "deoch" meaning "drink," it originally referred to a ⅛-ounce pour served at dram houses in 18th century England. Today you will hear it used as casual slang, such as "a dram of The Glenfiddich."
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Why is whisky called dram?

And it's in Scotland that the word dram was first used to describe a glass of whisky. It isn't an official measurement; a dram is most often referred to as “any amount of whisky that you could swallow in one mouthful.” The word originates from the ancient Greek word drakhme, used in reference to coins.
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How do you pour a dram of Scotch?

Measuring Your Scotch Pour
  1. A dram, 1.5 fluid ounces (45 ml) of Scotch.
  2. A finger, roughly equivalent to 1 fluid ounce (30 ml).
  3. Two fingers is considered a full serving (so named as its the height of your finger against the glass).
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How much Scotch is in a dram?

In Scotland, if you order a dram of whisky at a pub, you'll get one of two things: either a 25 milliliter pour, just a hair under a single fluid ounce; or a 35 milliliter pour, about one and a quarter fluid ounces. Order a double, and you'll get twice the amount, either 50ml or 75 ml.
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What is dram alcohol?

A dram is a small unit of measurement that bars and taverns used to sell alcohol in. Bars and taverns would sell a dram of alcohol to a customer.
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How many drams are in a bottle of whiskey?

It takes 750 milliliters of whisky to fill a standard whisky bottle. The 1 oz “shot” or “dram” definition, at that, would equate to just under 27 drams per bottle of whisky.
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How many ml are in a dram of whiskey?

In Ireland, a standard dram remained at 35.5 ml (the same as a quarter gill) however, in the UK, publicans can choose whether to serve a dram of either 25 ml or 35 ml. Some people to say 25 ml should be a 'dram' and 35 ml should be a 'large dram'.
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How much is a dram of powder?

Modern unit of mass

In the avoirdupois system, the dram is the mass of 1⁄256 pound or 1⁄16 ounce. The dram weighs 875⁄32 grains, or exactly 1.7718451953125 grams.
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What is a dram in the Bible?

The biblical dram

This coin was currency among the Jews after their return from Babylon while under Persian domination. It was about 128 Troy grains (about 15 grams or 1/2 oz) and is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, coin mentioned in any written history.
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Is dram still used?

DRAM is widely used in digital electronics where low-cost and high-capacity memory is required. One of the largest applications for DRAM is the main memory (called the “RAM”) in modern computers and graphics cards (where the “main memory” is called the graphics memory).
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How much is a liquid dram?

Dram came from French through Latin and ultimately from the Greek word drachmē, meaning “handful.” As a unit of weight, a dram is 1/16 of an ounce (and an ounce is 1/16 of a pound). As a liquid measure, a dram is 1/8 of an ounce. No one said that this would be easy.
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How much is a shot of whiskey?

Like other liquors, a standard whiskey pour is 1.5 ounces for shot, 2 ounces for a neat or rocks pour, and 3 ounces for a double. Pouring whiskey is right up there with pouring beer in importance, as every bartender needs to master these.
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Is 750ml of whiskey a week too much?

Well, in fact, the liver has an immense capacity to regenerate. Hence, the 'safe limit' for alcohol consumption is said to be 21 units per week (1 unit is approximately 25 ml of whiskey) in men, and 14 units in women. No more than three units in one day, and to have at least two alcohol-free days a week.
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How many shots are in a 750ml bottle of whiskey?

A fifth usually refers to a 750 ml or 25.4-ounce bottle. This size bottle contains just over 17 1.5-ounce shots.
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How do you drink dram?

Four Ways to Enjoy a Dram
  1. Neat. Considered by many to be the only “pure” way to drink a good whiskey. ...
  2. Diluted with Water. Diluting whiskey with water makes it a little manageable to novices and pros alike. ...
  3. On the rocks. Most experts will tell you that making whiskey cold numbs the flavours a bit. ...
  4. Cocktails.
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What is a wee dram whisky?

(euphemistic) A shot of Scotch Whisky.
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What is a measure of whiskey called?

A nip, a toot, a tot, a half, a wee one – all are used when asking for a measure of whisky in a Scottish pub, and all are widely held to be too small. But now there is a push to make a dram the official term for a whisky.
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How much whiskey a day is healthy?

Defining moderate

Moderate alcohol use for healthy adults generally means up to one drink a day for women and up to two drinks a day for men.
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What does a dram look like?

Historically, a dram was a coin, a unit of mass, and a unit of volume. For volume, it's an eighth (1⁄8) of a fluid ounce. If you're using a speed pourer, like they have in bars, you get about an ounce and a half in three seconds. For a dram, that's a pour of a quarter of a second.
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Why do whiskey glasses have thick bottoms?

Whiskey Temperature

Perhaps the most important reason whiskey glasses have thick bottoms is to keep your drink from warming. Temperature plays a significant role in drinking whiskey. If the whiskey gets too warm from your hand, you risk altering the flavors and aromas of the whiskey.
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What are the three types of DRAM?

DDR2, DDR3, and DDR4

Many HP computers use the DDR series of DRAM chips. The technology improves from one generation to the next, which is indicated by the number series. DDR4, for example, is faster and more efficient than DDR2 or DDR3.
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Does DRAM use flip flops?

(each flip-flop stores a bit). SRAM uses 6 transistors to store a bit, whereas DRAM uses 1 transistor and 1 capacitor to store a bit. My question is why SRAM and DRAM do not use flip-flop to store a bit? Actually, an SRAM does use flip-flops constructed of 4 transistors.
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