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Last Orders • Lesson Two
Alcohol Strengths and Units
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What is a unit of alcohol?
• A unit of alcohol is equivalent to:
- Half a pint of beer/lager/cider 3.5% ABV.- One small glass of wine – 125mls 9%
ABV.- One single spirits (pub measure) 40%
ABV.
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What is Alcohol?
• Alcoholic drinks consist mainly of flavoured water and ethyl alcohol (ethanol)
• They are made by fermentation of fruits, vegetables or grains.
• Ethyl alcohol on it’s own is a poison, so it is diluted in alcoholic drinks to make it safer to drink.
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1.2 units 275 mls
One bottle of Smirnoff Ice - 4.5%ABV
How many units?
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One 125mls glass of wine -9%ABV
How many units?
1 Unit
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One single pub measure of spirits - 40% ABV
How many units? 1 Unit
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One 568 mls can of Stella Lager – 5.2% ABV
How many units? 3.0 Units
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One 275 mls bottle of Bacardi Breezer - 4%ABV
How many units?
1.1 Units
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One 588 mls can Fosters Lager - 4% ABV
How many units?
2.3 Units
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One half pint of beer or lager - 3.5%ABV
How many units?
1 Unit
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One 750 mls bottle of wine - 14%ABV
How many units?
10 Units
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One 2 litres bottle of Diamond
White - 7.5%ABV
How many units?
15 Units
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One 25mls ‘shot’ - 40%ABV
How many units?
1 Unit
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One litre of Vodka - 37.5%ABV
How many units?
37.5 Units
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One 750mls of Lambrini - 7.5%ABV
How many units? 5.7 Units
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It is the strength and size of the drink that determines how many units it has. It is not as simple as one drink = one unit
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Safer Drinking Limits
• There is no safer drinking limit for under 18 year olds as their livers and brains are still developing
• The healthiest choice for young people is not to drink any alcohol before 15 years, then only at low levels.
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Safer drinking limits for Adults
• Men should not regularly drink more than 3 to 4 units a day
• Women not more than 2 to 3 units a day
• Regularly drinking over this can lead to long term liver and brain damage and other related health risks