Dram (unit)
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The dram is a unit of mass in the avoirdupois system, and both a unit of mass and a unit of volume in the apothecaries' system. It was originally both a coin and a weight in ancient Greece. The unit o
Silver Drachm from Dyrrhachium, Illyria dated c. 229 BC. Obverse: ΞΕΝΩΝ (Xenon) cow standing right, looking back at calf which it suckles, eagle standing right above; Reverse: DUR PURBA, square containing double stellate pattern, club to left. Size: 20mm; Reference: Ceka 360
A "wee dram", in Scotland the 35 ml measurement.
Scotch whisky
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Scotch whisky, often simply called whisky or Scotch, is malt whisky or grain whisky made in Scotland.
Dram (unit)
…units, but fluid drams are still used to measure the capacity of pill containers. Dram is used informally to mean a small amount of liquor, especially Scotch whisky. In common usage it is an imprecise measurement of liquor in similar size to a shot with a lot of variance depending on the generosity of server. In…
Bowmore whisky 12 years
Greybeard Heather Dew Scotch whisky jug
Scotch whisky labels declare their composition ("Single Malt Scotch Whisky" at top), and in the example above the single distillery of manufacture (The Balvenie). An age statement ("12 years") indicates the maturation time of the youngest whisky used in a particular bottling.
Various Scotch whiskies