Home drinkers 'over-pour spirits (BBC)

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Home drinkers 'over-pour spirits'

Most people who drink spirits at home pour well over what they would get in a

pub when trying to give a single measure, figures suggest...

When asked to pour how much they thought a single 25ml shot would be, the

average amount poured was 38ml, with the highest amount measuring 182ml. Men

poured considerably more than women, 43ml compared with 32ml.

The experiments also suggest that the size of your wine glass really does

matter.

When asked to pour the equivalent of one unit into a large (250ml) wine glass,

the average amount poured was 157ml - almost exactly twice the correct amount of

76.25ml.

In a smaller wine glass (175ml) , it was 131ml, which is still 55ml more than

the correct standard measure...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8434905.stm