A "fifth" of liquor was 1/5 of a U.S. gallon (128 ounces) or 4/5 of a U.S. quart (32 ounces). So 128/5=25.6 ounces or (4/5)*32=25.6 ounces. The current bottles are 750 ml or 25.36 ounces.
Not quite. A pint is a half of a quart, or QUARTer-gallon. A "fifth" is a fifth of a gallon, so a pint is an eighth of a gallon, while a half of a fifth would be one-tenth.
A fifth is a fifth of a gallon, a pint is an eighth of a gallon. So the fifth is larger
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Some call it a half-pint.
If you are assuming the typical "pint"-sized liquor (375 mL), then simple arithmetic would show that 2 pints = 1 "fifth" (750 mL). If we are talking a true pint of fluid (500 mL), then 1.5 pints = 1 "fifth".
Who [sic] many? I assume you meant to ask HOW many? It depends on how big you make your shots. For shots of one ounce each, there will be 16 shots. If you use a full jigger (1 and a half ounces), there will be 10 and two-thirds shots.
Where does it say it's a "pint" . -It is actually half of a "fifth" which is a term used only in USA.
One fifth of whiskey (or similar liquers) = 757.08236 milliliters. A typical liquer bottle found in Europe would hold 750 milliliters. In the US, we may still ask for a "fifth" or 'pint" or "half-pint" of liquor, but if you look at the bottom of the bottle, it will be marked "750", "375" or "200" ml.
There are 1.5856236786469344608879492600423 pints in a gallon.And now, one from the lighter side: Not enough!The original "fifth" size liquor bottle was 4/5 of a pint, 1/5 of a gallon, or 25.6 ounces. The modern liquor bottle that we still call a fifth is actually 750 mls, which is 25.4 ounces, just a tiny bit less than the original fifth.
375ml = 1 pint of liquor
There are 128 ounces in a half gallon. A fifth of liquor is typically 25.6 ounces, which is equivalent to 1/5 of a gallon. To find out how many fifths of liquor are in a half gallon, you would divide 128 by 25.6, which equals 5. Therefore, there are 5 fifths of liquor in a half gallon.
A pint is 16 US ounces. A shot glass equals 1.5 ounces, so a pint holds 10.66 shots.