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Type of Drink %VOL (ABV) QTY Units
Lager / Beer / Cider 4% Pint 2
Lager / Beer / Cider 5.5% Pint 3
Wine 12% 125ml 1
Wine 12% 250ml 3
Wine 12% Bottle (750ml) 9
Alcopops / Beer / Cider 5.5% 275ml 1.5
Alcopops / Beer / Cider 4.5% 330ml 1.5
Alcopops / Beer / Cider 5.5% 440ml 2.5
Spirits 40% Single (25ml) 1
Spirits 40% Large Single (35ml) 1.5

Spirits

 40% Double (50ml) 2

The Unit System

The alcohol unit system was designed to make it simple for you to understand the amount of alcohol in your preferred drink.

Use the table to find the number of units in your preferred drink. Remember, your liver can only break down one unit per hour. The more units you drink, the longer it takes before your body will be free of alcohol.

"Drunkenness is temporary suicide."
Bertrand Russell 1872-1970, British Philosopher, Mathematician, Essayist
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