Understanding Standard Drinks: Why a 12-Ounce Hard Seltzer and 1.5 Ounces of Liquor Are Equivalent
TL;DR: Despite their vastly different serving sizes, a 12-ounce hard seltzer and a 1.5-ounce shot of liquor contain exactly the same amount of pure alcohol—14 grams or 0.6 fluid ounces. This equivalence comes down to simple math: hard seltzers typically contain 5% alcohol by volume (ABV), while distilled spirits contain…