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   Hi, Mike Powell! ->Alexander Koryagin   
   I read your message from 14.02.2020 02:09   
      
    ak>> Do you measure vodka with degrees, like we do in Russia?   
    ak>> https://ibb.co/rpYkrdw   
    ak>> How many degrees has your vodka? ;-)   
      
    MP> In the United States, alcoholic beverages are measured in   
    MP> percentage of alcohol (for beers and malt liquors), or proof for   
    MP> liquors.   
      
    MP> So, back when there was such a thing as "3-2 beer," that was 3.2%   
    MP> alcohol by volume. Meanwhile, to figure proof, you multiply the   
    MP> percentage times 2. So a whiskey that is 100 proof is 50% alcohol   
    MP> by volume.   
      
   I heard that American whiskey contains as much alcohol as a producer wants, up   
   to 90%.   
      
    MP> I just check a bottle of vodka distilled and bottled right here in   
    MP> Kentucky. It has both percentage (40%) and proof (80) listed on the   
    MP> front of the bottle. I did not see anything about degrees.: ( I   
    MP> would feel like it was more authentic if that was included. :)   
      
   I suspect the alcohol degrees in Russia are actually equal to the alcohol   
   percentage. But why we call it "degrees" is a puzzle for me. For instance, the   
   strength of pure alcohol is 90 degrees. Is it 90%? Why 90%, not 100% if it is   
   a pure substance?   
      
   Bye, Mike!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2020   
      
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