Please click "Read about cocktail measures and measuring" under each of our cocktail recipes for an explanation of conversion between shots, oz and ml. No mess here!

Dear Simon,
Today, my copy of the "cocktails #7" arrived. It sure is a bible! Some comments: the writing is quite small so reading in subdued light condition is impossible. I am saddened that you use "shots" for the measurements. I do understand that you are living in the USA so oz etc can not be avoided. I like to call these non-metric measurements Yesteryear Measurements. Would be nice to have the US adapt to the rest of the world and not, as usual, expect the contrary. Well, you and I cant change that.
With a marker I added 'shot' to 25ml on your measuring cup. Best regards from Tokyo, Andre

Hi Andre, there are a lot of cocktails and so many ingredients it's true! We try to cater for all and have a Cocktails Made Easy section of the website where we have some of the more simple recipes with less ingredients. You can also use Cocktail Builder to add the ingredients you have and we'll make suggestions on what you can make. Happy cocktail making!

I am on a steep learning curve here, thanks so much for all the support and suggestions. Interesting times lie ahead :-)

Please click "Read about cocktail measures and measuring" under each of our cocktail recipes for an explanation of conversion between shots, oz and ml. No mess here!

Indeed, very clear and easy to understand. Thanks a lot for your great replies and support.
Just one note: most cocktails are very exotic needing all kinds of ingredients. The basics I have but not much more
which means either searching for some of the required ingredients or, looking for more simpler recipes. This is just a comment.

No The book has both mL and oz. FYI shots is identical to oz. Enjoy!

When I checked on AI, it stated 1 shot aprox. 1.5oz (in the US). Different again in Canada, UK, SA..... what a mess.
Will work on my first real cocktail. Nice experiment! Thanks again

Directly below the ingredients are buttons for selecting unit of measure.

That is great news to me. Very helpful indeed. Thanks a lot.
I also ordered the recipe book so I hope it is not all in Shots. That would be terrible.
Thanks a lot for your wink.

The Jigger I ordered had just arrived. It states liquid measurements in ml and oz. When I look up a recipe all measurements are given in shots and fractions thereof.
Now, how helpful is your Jigger?? Or, how should I use it??

Please click " measures and measuring" below the ingredients in every cocktail on Difford's Guide. This will explain all, including the amount of liquid in a shot.

thanks a lot. This hint was very helpful and informative. Great explanations indeed. Would be nice if the whole world would at long last adhere to the metric system. Everything else is archaic.

In case you do not have a bottle top device that defines the amount of liquid per shot, would that be about the amount of a coffee spoon? Or.. how to measure a shot? Thanks

Hello all, I am new to this group. Delighted to be here.
In the selections on offer I miss the Swiss Eau-de-vie. They are the best! In particular those from Fassbind. Kindly add (more excitement :-)