1955 The U K B G Guide to Drinks (2nd edition revised)

GLOSSARY OF USEFUL INFORMATION

Demi-Sec. A label used for Champagne which is quite sweet.

Gallon. Standard English and American wine measure which, up to 1826 was the same, i.e., 231 cubic inches for Wine, whilst the Ale gallon was equal to 282 cubic inches. In the United Kingdom these two gallons were replaced by Act 5 Geo. IV, c. 74 (1824) which came into operation on January 1st, 1826, when the present 'imperial' gallon was introduced. It^ is equivalent to 277.274 cubic inches ; its weight is 10 lb. avoirdupois of distilled water, it is divided into 4 quarts or 8 pints. It is equivalent to 4.54 litres. The U.S.A. gallon is the old English gallon of 231 cubic inches or 128 oz.

Mash. Prepared ingredients before fermentation.

Must. Grape juice before fermentation.

Nip.

A quarter bottle.

Noggin. An English measure equal to a quarter pint.

Perry. The fermented juice of fresh pears, and usually sweetened as well as filtered before it is bottled. There is both still and sparkling Perry, the sparkling kind is the more popular of the two and it is sold as Medium Dry, which is sweet enough for most grown-up people, and Sweet, which is very sweet. Pipe. The standard cask for Port in the British Isles; its gauge is 115 gallons, averaging 56 dozens when bottled. Proof Spirit. In the U.K., Proof Spirit is"that which at the temperature of 61 degrees F. weighs exactly 12/13 of an equal measure of dis tilled water." This means that at a temperature of 60 degrees F, Proof Spirit contains 49.28 per cent, by weight, or 57.10 per cent, by volume, of alcohol. Any degree or degrees of alcohol over or under 57.10 by volume is stated with the mention ** o.p. or "u.p.", meaning "over proof" or "under proof . Thus a spirit containing 60.0 of alcohol, by volume, and another 53.8 would be described as 3.5 o.p. and 3.3. u.p. respectively. ^ In the U.S.A., what is known as "Proof Spirit' is a spirit 269