Bob Bacon
11-08-2009, 18:41
Here is a guide for unit count so you can work out how much you drink.
So some rules:
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a) Please be honest - this is an anonymous poll.
b) See the guide below to work out how many units you drink
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So what's a unit?
One unit is 10ml or 8g of pure alcohol, which is the amount of pure alcohol in a 25ml single measure of spirits (alcohol by volume, or ABV, 40%), a third of a pint of beer (ABV 5-6%) or half a standard (175ml) glass of red wine (ABV 12%).
Beer, lager, cider
1 pint bitter (4% ABV, eg John Smith's) = 2.27 units
1 pint lager (5% ABV, eg Heineken) = 2.84 units
1 pint cider (4.5% ABV, eg Strongbow ) = 2.56 units
Wine
125ml glass Champagne (12% ABV, eg Veuve Clicquot) = 1.5 units
125ml glass dry white wine (12% ABV, eg Montana Sauvignon Blanc) = 1.61 units
250ml glass = 3.23 units
125ml glass red wine (13% ABV, eg Campo Viejo Rioja) = 1.63 units
250ml glass = 3.25 units
Spirits
25ml (a single) gin (37.5% ABV, eg Gordon's) = 0.94 units
25ml (a single) vodka (37.5% ABV, eg Smirnoff Red) = 0.94 units
25ml (a single) rum (37.5% ABV, eg Bacardi) = 0.94 units
Liqueurs
50ml (a single) cream liqueur (37.5% ABV, eg Bailey's) = 0.85 units
50ml (a single) Cointreau (40% ABV) = 1.88 units
So some rules:
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a) Please be honest - this is an anonymous poll.
b) See the guide below to work out how many units you drink
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So what's a unit?
One unit is 10ml or 8g of pure alcohol, which is the amount of pure alcohol in a 25ml single measure of spirits (alcohol by volume, or ABV, 40%), a third of a pint of beer (ABV 5-6%) or half a standard (175ml) glass of red wine (ABV 12%).
Beer, lager, cider
1 pint bitter (4% ABV, eg John Smith's) = 2.27 units
1 pint lager (5% ABV, eg Heineken) = 2.84 units
1 pint cider (4.5% ABV, eg Strongbow ) = 2.56 units
Wine
125ml glass Champagne (12% ABV, eg Veuve Clicquot) = 1.5 units
125ml glass dry white wine (12% ABV, eg Montana Sauvignon Blanc) = 1.61 units
250ml glass = 3.23 units
125ml glass red wine (13% ABV, eg Campo Viejo Rioja) = 1.63 units
250ml glass = 3.25 units
Spirits
25ml (a single) gin (37.5% ABV, eg Gordon's) = 0.94 units
25ml (a single) vodka (37.5% ABV, eg Smirnoff Red) = 0.94 units
25ml (a single) rum (37.5% ABV, eg Bacardi) = 0.94 units
Liqueurs
50ml (a single) cream liqueur (37.5% ABV, eg Bailey's) = 0.85 units
50ml (a single) Cointreau (40% ABV) = 1.88 units