The Gatsby Journal

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How Many Ounces in a Shot? Shots, Pours and Standard Drinks

Hands wearing rings hold two silver serving trays above a man in a tuxedo and bow tie, with green bottles on the lower tray In the United States, a shot is usually 1½ fluid ounces, about 44 milliliters. That is the pour the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse...Read this edition → Price · One Dime American · Ultra-Premium The Gatsby Journal Vol. I · No. 14 Gin Knowledge

What Is Tonic Water? Quinine, Sugar and How It Differs From Soda

A tall glass with a slice of lemon, halved lemons on a linen towel and a bottle of Gatsby Gin on a stone ledge above a lake. Tonic water is a carbonated soft drink made bitter with quinine, a compound from the bark of the cinchona tree, and sweetened to balance...Read this edition → Price · One Dime American · Ultra-Premium The Gatsby Journal Vol. I · No. 13 Gin Knowledge

What to Mix With Gin: The Best Mixers, and How Much of Each

A man in white tie pours Gatsby Gin into a coupe held out by a guest, a second bottle chilling in a silver ice bucket. The best things to mix with gin are tonic water, soda water, ginger ale or ginger beer, lemonade, and citrus juice, grapefruit and orange...Read this edition → Price · One Dime American · Ultra-Premium The Gatsby Journal Vol. I · No. 12 Gin Knowledge

What Is Sloe Gin? The Ruby Liqueur That Is Not a Gin

A candlelit dinner party seen from above, a bottle of Gatsby Gin passed across a long table of glasses, candles and fruit. Sloe gin is a sweet, ruby-red liqueur made by steeping sloes, the small, sour fruit of the blackthorn shrub, in gin with sugar. Despite...Read this edition → Price · One Dime American · Ultra-Premium The Gatsby Journal Vol. I · No. 11 Gin Knowledge

How Strong Is Gin? Alcohol Content, ABV and Proof

Bottles of Gatsby Gin on two silver trays, carried by a waiter in evening dress. Most gin is bottled at 40 to 47 percent alcohol by volume, which is 80 to 94 proof. In the United States, 40 percent...Read this edition → Price · One Dime American · Ultra-Premium The Gatsby Journal Vol. I · No. 10 Gin Knowledge

Gin vs Vodka: What Is the Difference?

A bottle of Gatsby Gin topped with a lemon wedge beside a martini glass holding a block of ice. Gin and vodka start in the same place: a neutral spirit, distilled from grain or another farm product to 95 percent alcohol or more....Read this edition → Price · One Dime American · Ultra-Premium The Gatsby Journal Vol. I · No. 9 Gin Knowledge

Does Gin Go Bad?

A bottle of Gatsby Gin on a candlelit dinner table after the meal, beside a glass and silver candlesticks. No. Gin does not spoil, and an unopened bottle of plain gin keeps indefinitely if it is stored out of heat and sunlight. At...Read this edition →