 What is a "Drink?"
It's not how many "drinks" that you have, but how much alcohol that you consume. In charts and statistics a "drink" is normally defined as:
- One 12 oz. beer
- One shot of 80 Proof liquor or
- One 4-5 oz glass of wine.
BEER
- An "average" beer has about 5% alcohol content, but beers
can vary in alcohol content too. An "ice" beer has a higher content,
some as high as 7% by volume and some of the light beers are much
lower alcohol content. Malt liquor is higher in alcohol content
than the average beer Some draft beers are more than 12-oz. They
can be 16, 18 or 22 oz - almost the equivalent of two "drinks" in
one beer.
MIXED
DRINKS - "averages" are based on typical drink recipes using
80 proof liquors. The amount of alcohol in actual mixed drinks may
vary. For example a rum drink may have a range of proof in rums
from 80 proof to "151" rum (named for it's proof). And that assumes
that is it measured accurately when the drink is prepared.
A shot
of apple Schnapps has less alcohol content than the same size shot
of the average tequila.
WINES
& WINE COOLER - vary in alcohol content also, but are normally
a closer range so that one wine cooler or one 4-5 oz glass of wine
will be the equivalent of one "drink."
BOTTOM
LINE: Not all "drinks" are alike.
Be sure you know the alcohol content of the "drink" that you are
having.
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