Brandy: Types, Proof, and How It Differs from Cognac
US brandy is fruit distillate at ≥40% ABV. Cognac is a subset with BNIC rules. A 1.5 oz 40% pour is one standard drink. No invented 2026 prices.
FAQs
Beefeater Gin: US Proof, Types, and Buying Guide
Beefeater London Dry is 40% ABV / 80 proof in the US after the 2023 cut (was 47%, then 44%). A 1.5 oz pour is one standard drink. Pernod Ricard. Read leftover 44% bottles.
Gordon’s Gin: US Proof, Types, and Buying Guide
US Gordon’s London Dry is 40% ABV / 80 proof on the Virginia ABC tile. UK bottles are often 37.5%. A 1.5 oz US pour is one drink. Diageo.
Seagram’s Extra Dry Gin: US Proof, Types, and Buying Guide
Seagram’s Extra Dry is an American gin bottled at 40% ABV / 80 proof, owned by Pernod Ricard. Seagram’s 7 Crown is a different Diageo whiskey. A 1.5 oz pour is one drink.
Tanqueray Gin: US Proof, Types, and Buying Guide
US Tanqueray London Dry is 47.3% ABV / 94.6 proof on the brand page. UK bottles are often lower. A 1.5 oz US pour is 1.18 standard drinks. No invented MSRP.
Tequila Types, Proof, and Buying Guide
Tequila is 35–55% ABV (CRT); most US bottles are 40%. 100% agave is not mixto. Blanco/reposado/añejo are age classes. A 750 mL at 40% is about 17 drinks.
Bombay Sapphire: US Proof, Sizes, and Drink Math
US Bombay Sapphire is typically 47% ABV (94 proof) — 1.18 standard drinks per 1.5 oz. Many other markets are 40%. Bacardi-owned. No invented price.
Hendrick’s Gin: Proof, Types, and Buying Guide
Hendrick’s is commonly 88 proof (44% ABV) in the US. The brand FAQ still cites 41.4% for other markets. A 1.5 oz US pour is 1.10 standard drinks.
Hennessy Bottle Sizes, Proof, and Buying Guide
Hennessy is 40% ABV cognac in the core US V.S / V.S.O.P / X.O line. A 750 mL is about 17 standard drinks. Street prices are snapshots, not MSRP.
Rum vs Whiskey: What’s the Difference?
Rum is sugarcane (27 CFR 5.151). Whiskey is grain, with oak rules by type (5.143). Most US bottles of both are ≥40% ABV. A 1.5 oz 40% pour is one standard drink.