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The Bon-Vivant's Measuring Cup or,

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ChicagoBartender

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drachmns, do.s, wine glass, does anyone really know how this all measures out? Too bad Jerry Thomas didn't use parts or ounces. Bar-Savants, please help!

Have you had your Vitamartinis today?

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A wine glass, as used by Jerry Thomas, was 2 oz; a "do." is a "ditto," or another of the same. A drachm is an eighth of a fluid ounce. Thomas used the wineglass as a standard measure because he was writing for other bartenders, who knew all this stuff anyway.

Good luck,

DW

aka David Wondrich

There are, according to recent statistics, 147 female bartenders in the United States. In the United Kingdom the barmaid is a feature of the wayside inn, and is a young woman of intelligence and rare sagacity. --The Syracuse Standard, 1895

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