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I just learned that proof/ABV is different in the US and
Posted on: April 15, 2020 at 19:58:08 CT
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the rest of the world
for example 100 proof in the US = 50% ABV but in the UK it's 57%
the US measures ABV at 60 F and it's measured at 20 C (68 F) most other places
the US figured out how to collect the right amount of tax but didn't require a change to labeling so...
a Scotch labeled 40% has the same alcohol content as a bourbon labeled 42%
* saw it on twitter but didn't' verify with my own independent research
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Edited by SwampTiger at 19:59:06 on 04/15/20
for example 100 proof in the US = 50% ABV but in the UK it's 57%
the US measures ABV at 60 F and it's measured at 20 C (68 F) most other places
the US figured out how to collect the right amount of tax but didn't require a change to labeling so...
a Scotch labeled 40% has the same alcohol content as a bourbon labeled 42%
* saw it on twitter but didn't' verify with my own independent research
.
Edited by SwampTiger at 19:59:06 on 04/15/20
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I just learned that proof/ABV is different in the US and - SwampTiger MU - 4/15 19:58:08