Companies going bankrupt/into administration

raspberry-blower · Post by **raspberry-blower** » 01 Feb 2019, 15:47

Oddbins off licence chain calls in the receivers

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47085479

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 01 Feb 2019, 17:17

I wouldn't have thought that they would have much competition from on line retailers. I've bought the odd bottle of rum on line that I couldn't find locally. It was 120 proof! Made some lovely rumtopf.

Post by **adam2** » 06 Feb 2019, 12:30

adam2 wrote:Interserve looking very uncertain.
Largely contract cleaning for the public sector, including network rail.

Interserve now "saved" by a deal done with creditors.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47141828

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 06 Feb 2019, 17:13

kenneal - lagger wrote:I wouldn't have thought that they would have much competition from on line retailers. I've bought the odd bottle of rum on line that I couldn't find locally. It was 120 proof! Made some lovely rumtopf.

What does 120 proof mean Ken? Is that an American alcohol measure? In the UK alchohol content is measured as ABV (alcohol by volume), ABV can only be 100% maximum, by definition

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 06 Feb 2019, 17:27

Little John wrote:
kenneal - lagger wrote:I wouldn't have thought that they would have much competition from on line retailers. I've bought the odd bottle of rum on line that I couldn't find locally. It was 120 proof! Made some lovely rumtopf.
What does 120 proof mean Ken? Is that an American alcohol measure? In the UK alchohol content is measured as ABV (alcohol by volume), ABV can only be 100% maximum, by definition

100%ABV =200 proof

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 06 Feb 2019, 17:30

so...just double the actual real percentage volume then?

As in.... my dick is really 10 inches, not five inches despite what the ruler says?

That figures...

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 06 Feb 2019, 17:58

Little John wrote:so...just double the actual real percentage volume then?

As in.... my dick is really 10 inches, not five inches despite what the ruler says?

That figures...

It is not an attempt at deception just a traditional measure of the industry. Akin to you Brits weighing people by the stone.
My bottle of old NO. 7 bourbon is labeled " Alcohol 40%by volume(80 proof)"
151 Rum gets it's name from its 151 proof content.

fuzzy · Post by **fuzzy** » 06 Feb 2019, 18:28

Proof was used in the UK. ABV is very recent. It dates back to before modern chemistry.
100 proof is the amount of alcohol that can be ignited when a cloth is soaked in it. Presumably 50 is an equal amount of water added to 100 etc. I think 100% is about 160 proof in UK measures.

edit 175 proof if my maths is right:
40%BV = 70 proof

Post by **adam2** » 06 Feb 2019, 19:28

Yes, 70 degrees proof is about equal to 40% alcohol by volume.
I am old enough to remember a transition period when bottles of spirits carried both measurements.

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 07 Feb 2019, 15:06

100% proof is the amount of alcohol which when diluted with water will still allow gunpowder to burn in it as far as I can remember. It's not a 2:1 ratio but not far off.

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 07 Feb 2019, 15:46

Hey you guys are quibbling with a bottle of Jack Daniel's and the guys who make it. Good luck with that.

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 07 Feb 2019, 16:51

I love Jack Daniels.

Just sayin....

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 07 Feb 2019, 17:13

I prefer a Mountgay Rum. Captian Morgan's Spiced will do though.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 07 Feb 2019, 21:00

kenneal - lagger wrote:100% proof is the amount of alcohol which when diluted with water will still allow gunpowder to burn in it as far as I can remember. It's not a 2:1 ratio but not far off.

Well I learned something today.

(also I think it's 54% = 100 degProof.)

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 07 Feb 2019, 21:58

May we now move on to how much whiskey is in a fifth sized bottle and how that came to be a standard?