fwiw "fifth" usually means 750ml (seven-FIFTHty) and 1.5L, or more commonly 1.75L for spirits, are called "half gallons."
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> fwiw "fifth" usually means 750ml (seven-FIFTHty)
A "fifth" is also about a fifth of a gallon.
TIL. I usually found the measurements to be pretty arbitrary. A pint is 375ml and a half pint is 200ml. So weird.
It seems working a liquor store doesn’t count for much on HN.
When I was in college, we'd call the 1.5L bottles "handles."
Now that I'm an adult, I haven't drank anything in a long time you can buy in "handle" size.