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Subject: Re: fifth of vodka
From: Chris
Posted: Wed Jan 2. 2002, 16:39 UTC
Followup to: "fifth of vodka"  by mrossum  (Wed Jan 2. 2002, 02:37 UTC)
> am making some kahlua at home, and the recipe calls for a fifth of 
> vodke. problem is, i don't know exactly how much a fifth is. Help 
> please.......

Technically it's 1/5 of a gallon, the old standard bopttle size. In the US, 
such bottles were standardized years ago as the 750ml bottle. So nowadays the 
term "fifth" refers to the standard 750ml bottle.


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