Tequila vs Vodka: What’s the Difference?
Tequila is a Mexican agave spirit (TTB 5.148 / CRT). Vodka is a US neutral spirit (5.142). Both usually bottle at 40% in the US. A 1.5 oz 40% pour is one standard drink.
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Cocktail Recipes: IBA Specs and Drink Math
IBA specs for the Old Fashioned, Margarita, Negroni, Manhattan, and Daiquiri — plus NIAAA drink math. Not a fake 40-recipe tasting list.
Ketel One Vodka: Proof, Sizes, and Buying Guide
Ketel One Original is typically 80 proof (40% ABV). Botanical launched at 30%. A 750 mL Original is about 17 standard drinks.
New Amsterdam Vodka
Official New Amsterdam Original is 80 proof / 40% ABV. NC ABC Lemon and Peach flavors are 70 proof. Other flavors: read the neck. No invented ranking.
SKYY Vodka: Proof, Sizes, and Buying Guide
SKYY Vodka is 40% ABV / 80 proof in the US (Campari America). A 1.5 oz pour is one standard drink. Infusions are a different class. No invented MSRP.
Avión Tequila: Proof, Types, and Buying Guide
Avión is a Pernod Ricard tequila. Official nutrition lists Silver, Reposado, and Añejo at 40% ABV. A 1.5 oz pour is one standard drink. NOM on the bottle is primary.
Smirnoff Vodka: Proof, Sizes, and Ice vs Vodka
US Smirnoff No. 21 is typically 40% ABV. Ice is not vodka. A 750 mL is about 17 standard drinks. UK bottles can be 37.5%. No invented price.
Casamigos Tequila: Proof, Types, and Sizes
Casamigos Blanco is 40% ABV on the brand page. Diageo-owned. A 750 mL is about 17 standard drinks. NOM on the bottle is the plant.
Stoli Vodka: Proof, Origin, and Buying Guide
Stoli is a wheat-and-rye vodka produced at Latvijas Balzams in Latvia for Stoli Group. US bottles are typically 40% ABV. A 1.5 oz pour is one standard drink.
Don Julio Tequila: Proof, Types, and Sizes
Don Julio Blanco is 40% ABV on the US brand page. Aged SKUs are usually 40% too. A 750 mL is about 17 standard drinks. No fake MSRP.