Can You Freeze Whiskey?
40% whiskey will not freeze solid in a home freezer (~0°F). Mixture table ~−10°F — FLAG. No flaming shot.
40% whiskey will not freeze solid in a home freezer (~0°F). Mixture table ~−10°F — FLAG. No flaming shot.
Order whiskey by bottle or well, then serve: neat, rocks, whiskey-soda, Old Fashioned. 1.5 oz at 40% is one NIAAA drink. Math, not a challenge.
Evan Williams Black is 86 proof (43% ABV) on the Heaven Hill page. Bonded White is 100 proof. A 1.5 oz Black pour is 1.08 standard drinks.
A 1.5 oz shot of 80-proof Scotch is about 97 calories and 0 g sugar (USDA). Proof scales the number. Mixers add more.
Moonshine is not a TTB class. Legal jars are usually unaged corn whiskey or a specialty. Whiskey (except corn whiskey) must be stored in oak and bottled ≥40% ABV. Read the class line.
A dram is not a legal US shot. The US fluid dram is 1/8 oz (3.70 mL). UK pubs pour 25 or 35 mL. A US shot is 1.5 oz.
Both Scotch and Irish whiskey must mature at least 3 years and bottle at ≥40% ABV. The split is place and each GI’s rules — not a guaranteed extra proof. A 1.5 oz 40% pour is one standard drink.
Tequila is a Mexican agave Denomination of Origin spirit (CRT / 27 CFR 5.148). Whiskey is a grain distillate stored in oak (5.143). Most US bottles of either are 40% ABV.
Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 is Tennessee whiskey at 40%. Evan Williams Black is Kentucky straight bourbon at 86 proof / 43%. Charcoal-mellowing and sour mash are processes, not TTB classes. No ranking.
A 1.5 oz shot of 80-proof whiskey is one US standard drink. Bonded 100-proof is 1.25. Math, not a recipe.