How Many Ounces of Alcohol Are Considered “a Drink”?

Published August 10, 2010

Question by sandpipers_r_free: How many ounces of alcohol are considered “a drink”?
When someone asks you how many drinks you’ve had, in what terms of alcohol do they mean? Do they mean, how many “shots” of alcohol?

Best answer:

Answer by barbara
The standard is one ounce of 80 proof liquor, one 8 ounce glass of wine or one 12 ounce beer.

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