measures in a pub

[taliesin238]

Ive just started working in a pub again after about 10 years!! Since when did the spirit measurements change from 25 to 35??? I never saw that one!! WHEY to double measures!!!

[homegirl]

Hi, I worked in a pub for 14 years and we started selling 35m about 10 years ago, although I think it is up to the publican what measure they sell, agree with you though definately enjoy the 35m more.

[Le Chat]

In a new bar near my home, they have just started not to have measuresat all .They just pour it in...until.... It's just like Spain!

[taliesin238]

I thought the measures where standard national measures!! i thought it was illegal to over or under measures somebody as it is important that they know exactly how much alcohol they are drinking???

[Oneeyedvic]

No, like you can sell wine in glasses that are 125ml, 175ml or 250ml you can serve spirits in 25ml or 35ml measures.

[spudqueen]

Le Chat - you can get measures that you put on bottles that pour out a measure at a time. Maybe your local bar are using those.

[chazza]

I worked in a bar of a hotel from 1995 - 1997 and we always served 35ml for things like vodka, gin, bacardi (ie spirits) and then peach schnapps etc (liquors) were sold in 25mls

[eleanswers]

Please can one of you experienced bar persons advise me on the correct measure for Baileys Irish Cream? As a student I worked in a hotel and my tight spanish manager was horrified when I served it up as 50ml, I'd always been told to do this in previous bar work as 25ml sticks to the measure & the customer is left with nothing but a drop. Thanks.

[Octavius]

The standard UK single measure of spirits in a pub was 1/6 gill (23.7 ml) in England, and 1/5 gill (28.4 ml) in Scotland; though this has now been replaced by either 25 ml or 35 ml measures. (Landlords can choose which one to serve).

There is a pub in Edinburgh called the The Quarter Gill, which famously insists on serving whisky by the 1/4 gill (35.5 ml).

Baileys with ice should be served as a 50ml measure.

[heathfield]

Gin, whisky, rum, and vodka are the spirits which must be sold in measures of 25ml or 35 ml, unless served in a cocktail of three or more different spirits. Which is served is solely up to the publican.
Any wine or other spirit can be sold 'by the glass'. If the size of the 'glass' is not defined on the displayed price list, the publican can make the quantity any amount he likes. But if the measure is displayed, no variation on the amount served is permitted.
Drinks lower in alcohol, such as vermouth, (and Baileys), are normally served at 50ml. If the pub provides less, they're being mean. Complain like hell, and never darken their door again.

[Le Chat]

spudqueen - The bottles do have a 'pourer' on the end but the amount in your glass is enormous, regardless! I had a couple of gins and could really feel it!! Rock on The Lounge Inn in Southport!

[chazza]

We always served Irish Cream in 25ml measures

[mccfluff]

have always served bailey's martini and port as 50 ml measures, i've worked in about 8 diff pubs over 16 years and that's been standard in them all

[Whickerman]

Baileys - always a double measure

Here in Ireland we always had 1/4 gill - used to really catch out the English tourists too as they always ended up drinking more than they thought. BTW - that means we serve baileys in 70ml measures...

[heathfield]

In Eire, the 1/4 gill was the measure.That's why they nowadays serve the exact metric equivalent of 35.5ml. So shouldn't the Baileys come in at 71ml, Wickerman, or did you mean NI?

Glad I never darkened your door, Chazza! lol