RECIPE ALCOHOL TOOL

Cocktail alcohol.
Count each pour.

Cocktail names are not alcohol amounts. Add the volume and ABV of every alcoholic ingredient in the recipe, then divide by the servings it makes.

COCKTAIL ALCOHOL CALCULATOR

How much alcohol is in this recipe?

Enter up to three alcoholic ingredients

Use the actual recipe pours and labels. This does not account for alcohol lost or added during preparation.

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Strength × volume
is what matters.

A strong small pour can contain more alcohol than a larger, lower-ABV pour. This calculator adds each ingredient's pure alcohol, then divides that recipe total by the number of servings you entered.

Calculate alcohol from one serving
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Read about the BAC model's limits

How to calculate alcohol in a cocktail

For each alcoholic ingredient, multiply the pour volume by its ABV. The calculator uses alcohol density to express the result as grams of pure alcohol, adds the ingredients, and divides by the recipe servings. Non-alcoholic mixers have 0% ABV, so they do not add pure alcohol.

Use the recipe, not the cocktail name

Two drinks with the same name can use different recipes, glass sizes, and pours. For the most useful result, use the product label's ABV and measure the actual alcoholic pours. If a bottle lists U.S. proof instead, use the ABV to proof converter first.

Choose the right reference

A standard drink is a local reference amount of pure alcohol, not a universal cocktail size. Choose your country in the tool, or select Other country and enter your local reference. You can compare definitions on alcohol units by country or learn the basics on what is a standard drink?

Alcohol amount is not a BAC, impairment, or driving estimate. Do not use a recipe result to decide whether to drive, operate equipment, or make a medical or legal decision.

Sources and review

  1. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: What is a standard drink?
  2. The BAC Calculator: calculation methods and limits

AFTER THE RECIPE

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