The degrees of proof is twice the percentage of the alcohol content measured by volume at a temperature of 60 °F (15.5 °C). Therefore "80 proof" is 40% alcohol by volume, and pure alcohol is "200 proof". US proof differs significantly from British proof.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_%28alcohol%29
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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