Ok. Say i have Vodka, and it says it is 40% Alcohol. So what does that mean? 40% throughout the WHOLE bottle? Or Per Shot? Or what? Could someone exsplain this to me please?
2007-12-29 16:35:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
The percentage of alcohol remains constant. . . 40% alcohol means:
If you have a gallon of booze then 4/10ths of the gallon is alcohol.
If you pour a one ounce drink, then 4/10ths of that ounce is alcohol.
If you add an ounce of a non-alcoholic beverage to the one ounce of booze, then you would have a drink that was still 4/10ths ounces alcohol, but the percentage would be diluted to 20%.
by the way, a beverage that is 40% alcohol is considered 80 proof.
2007-12-29 16:44:21 · answer #1 · answered by danny_boy_jones 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's 40% per volume. I'm assuming per shot. And just a fact you might be interested to know is that anytime you see 80 proof or 100 proof, all you do is divide that in half to get the percentage of alcohol by volume. So 40% would be an 80 proof liquor.
2007-12-29 17:49:33 · answer #2 · answered by Shelly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that if you pour one ounce of vodka in a shot glass, 40% by volume is pure alcohol, the other 60% is made up of water and other impurities.
The same goes for any measure you care to use, from a single drop, to a 40,000 gallon vat.
Just FYI, most often, when people talk of the alcoholic content of distilled liquors, they speak of proof. Proof equals the percentage of alcohol times two. For example, your 40% vodka is referred to as 80 proof. Wild Turkey 101 Proof Bourbon has 50.5% alcohol content. And Pure Grain Alcohol is 190 Proof, or 95% pure alcohol.
Doc
2007-12-29 17:32:44 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
40% alcohol equals 80 proof. The % is 1/2 the proof.
If it is 40 %, it is 40 % no matter bottle, shot, etc....
2007-12-29 16:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by Mel_Blunt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok when it says 40% that means the whole bottle. When it says 40% alcohol or something that means for the whole bottle.
2007-12-29 16:44:44 · answer #5 · answered by Los Gatos E 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it means the whole bottle is 40% alcohol
its 80 proof which is 40% alcohol
SOCO 100 proof
2007-12-29 16:43:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically it means a total of 40% of alcohol in the bottle
2007-12-29 16:39:22 · answer #7 · answered by C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
40 percent is basically saying how strong it is. Like... 40 percent would be weaker than 80 or 100. Thats all it means.
2007-12-29 16:41:20 · answer #8 · answered by ╔Elizabeth╗ ♪♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
40% throught the bottle. The higher the percentage the stronger the alcohol.
btw
never mix between alcoholic drinks such as drink vodka then switch to tequila. you will eff your system up in minutes.
2007-12-29 16:40:25 · answer #9 · answered by falguni 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it is percentage of alcohol per volume.
2007-12-29 16:55:05 · answer #10 · answered by xoxfairyprincessxox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋