How many shots are in a pint

How many shots are in a pint? In the U.S., a pint contains about 10.67 shots. Here, the shot glass, on an average, holds approximately 1.5 fluid ounces.

Hence, the US pint has exactly 16 ounces. Per pint is likely to hold over 10 shots. However, the size of the shot glasses is likely to vary outside the United States.

This effectively means the shot numbers present per pint is likely to be more or less. This again depends on the country.

Shot glass

The shot glass is considered to be an All-American invention. However, how and when is something that is still not known about.

Some claim its earliest version to be during the 1800s when whiskey samples were offered in saloons and bars. Crude glassware was used to serve whiskey resembling modern-day shot glass.

It was an article in the New York Times in 1940 that first documented the shot glass. However, shot glasses were quite commonly used before this article got published.

It was used in towns all over the U.S. after ending of the Prohibition period.

Ounces present in Shot Glass

How many shots are in a pint

Although considered an American invention, no Federal law exists to regulate shot glass size. New York state came up with a law to regularize shot glass size.

However, the bill failed to pass through. Only Utah among the 50 states had managed to come up with a law to define size of the shot glass. It is approximately 44 ml or 1.5 US ounces.

So, how many shots are in a pint? Although shot glasses not having ‘officially’ declared standard size, it holds alcohol of about 1.5 ounces. Also is available smaller shot glass in glassware sets.

It is referred to as ‘pony shot’ or ‘short shot’. Being small shot glasses, they can hold liquor of exactly an ounce. Therefore, a pint is likely to hold approximately 16 shots from the short shot glass.

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