Bailey's measure???

[paullechef4]

anyone know the proper measure of Bailey's to serve in a restaurant

[scotgal]

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[scotgal]

Sorry wrong thread busy watching emmerdale-is it not the same as a standard spirit measure

[paullechef4]

dont know scotty thats why i'm asking

[Ethel]

A pub measure of Bailey's, in the UK, is 50ml

[scotgal]

Well it's an alcoholic drink and I'm doubtful they would sell it in pints - even in Glasgow! When I worked in a pub we didn't put Bailey's and liquers in optics - they were too sticky so we measured them in little silver cups the same as a measure of spirit-does this help at all?

[Nik315]

Hi there, Bailey's should be served in a standard measure of 25ml. The confusion arises because Bailey's produced their own optics which dispensed a double measure and now lots of people just assume that's how it should be.

[scotgal]

Further to my answer I've discussed this with my hubby who also worked in a pub and we are agreed that in actual fact we used to serve 2 x 25ml measures of Bailey's as a single drink as I think that's probably what the maker's recommended. So does this help?

[firetracie]

Hi all.

I agree that it's usually 50ml. When I last worked behind a bar the silver spirit measures were the double sided type - one 25ml and the bigger one 50ml. That's the one we always used to use for Baileys.

[Ethel]

It is definitely 50 ml.

A standard pub measure for spirits is 25ml and spirits are, on average 40% alcohol by volume.

Bailey's is a liqueur, and the standard pub measure is 50ml, and its ABV is approx 20%, half the alcohol of whisky, gin, vodka etc

http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/licensing/content.p hp?page=aca_alcohol_unit_guide

[heathfield]

The break point for wines versus spirits is 22% ABV, and Baileys is 17% ABV, putting it into the same group as Martini and Cinzano, etc, which should normally be served at 50 ml.

[steffi1985]

Thank goodness some people know the measure is 50ml. I get so bored with people in bars and restaurants only giving 25ml an feel as though they are doing me a real favour when they then put another measure in my glass!!

[theboytree]

50ml is the correcy measure check the 1978 drinking law act about measures of vermouth which applies to a Bailey's.

[theboytree]

50ml, check out the drinking laws pertaining to the measures of vermouth, baileys is in the same catagory so 50ml is the law,plus its only about 22% proof.

[tonyainsworth]

The usual measure for the drink Bailey's is a 50ml. There is no law on a correct measure as far as I know.

Tony Ainsworth
Stocktaker
Coventry.

[tonyainsworth]

The usual measure for the drink Baily's Irish Cream is a 50ml size. To the best of my knowledge there is no law to say that it has to be 50ml but that is the trade accepted measure.
Tony Ainsworth
Stocktaker
Coventry.

[tonyainsworth]

The usual measure for the drink Baily's Irish Cream is a 50ml size. To the best of my knowledge there is no law to say that it has to be 50ml but that is the trade accepted measure.
Tony Ainsworth
Stocktaker
Coventry.
www.tonyainsworth.co.uk

[tonyainsworth]

The usual measure for the drink Baily's Irish Cream is a 50ml size. To the best of my knowledge there is no law to say that it has to be 50ml but that is the trade accepted measure.
Tony Ainsworth
Stocktaker
Coventry.
http://www.tonyainsworth.co.uk

[mattnplay]

it should be 50ml however I recently visited a pub in Forest Row Sussex that charged me £6.20 for 50ml. When I said that seemed a bit steep they told me it was because 50ml was a double and that they sold it in 25ml measures for £3.10 each...what a cheek I wont be going back there again....They buy a litre for about a £10....That means they only have to sell 3-4 shots to pay for the bottle leaving the other 36-37 as profit.....Its not that surprising so many village pubs are closing when they choose to rip off their locals.