Alcohol Control Areas - Alcohol Unit Guide
Popular brands of drink
ABV (Alcohol By Volume) is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage. This measurement is assumed as the world standard.
A Unit of alcohol is an approximate measure of the amount of alcohol in different drinks. A unit of alcohol is equivalent to 10 millilitres (or approximately 8 grams) of pure ethanol, the active chemical ingredient in alcoholic beverages.
Alcopops (approx. 5.5% ABV, 1.5 units per 330ml bottle)
- Bacardi Breezer;
- Smirnoff/Vodka Ice;
- Metz;
- WKD Blue/Iron Brew;
- Reef.
Standard Beer/Lager (3-4% ABV, approx. 2-2.5 units per pint)
- Heineken;
- Carling;
- Fosters;
- Castlemaine XXXX;
- Carlsberg;
- John Smiths;
- Boddingtons Bitter;
- Guinness;
- Murphys.
Premium/Export Beer/Lager (5-6% ABV, 3 units per pint, 1.5 units per 330ml bottle)
- Stella Artois;
- Budweiser;
- Kronenbourg 1664;
- Heineken/Fosters/Carling Export;
- Becks.
Super-strength Lager (approx. 9% ABV, 4 units per can)
- Tennents Super;
- Carlsberg Special Brew
- Kestral Super;
- Skol Super;
- Gold Label.
Regular Cider (5-6% ABV, 3 units per pint, 2.5 units per can)
- Strongbow
- Dry Blackthorn
- Scrumpy Jack
Strong Cider (7-8% ABV, 2-2.5 units per 275ml bottle, 3.5 units per can)
- Diamond White;
- White Lightning/Ace;
- K Cider;
- Merrydown.
Spirits/Liqueurs (40% ABV, 25ml pub measure = 1 unit, 70cl bottle = 28 units)
- Vodka;
- Whisky;
- Gin;
- Rum;
- Brandy;
- Tequila;
- Aftershock;
- Sambuca;
- Pernod;
- Ouzo;
- Southern Comfort;
- Grand Marnier;
- Cointreau;
- Drambuie.
Liqueurs & Fortified Wines (around 20%, 50ml pub measure = 1 unit)
- Archers Peach Schnapps;
- Baileys;
- Cherry/Apricot Brandy;
- Pimms;
- Sherry;
- Port.
Wines
- 8% ABV, 6 units in a 75cl bottle
- 9% ABV, 7 units in a 75cl bottle
- 10% ABV, 7.5 units in a 75cl bottle
- 11% ABV, 8 units in a 75cl bottle
- 12% ABV, 9 units in a 75cl bottle
- 13% ABV, 10 units in a 75cl bottle
- 14% ABV, 10.5 units in a 75cl bottle
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