term clarification - dram

**Tattoo Bradley** · 11th September 06, 03:47 PM

I recently purchased a half hour thing from Itunes with the Travel Channel in Edinburgh. The bar tender in that episode defined a dram as "a small portion." I know others have stated this... just tossing in my two bits. Perhaps a bit of affirmation.

**porrick** · 12th September 06, 02:58 AM

The term "dram" is also used in Norwegian (maybe the origin...?)

Anyway, the meaning in Norway is a drink of strong alcohol as whiskey (or "whisky", if you prefer the non-Irish), aquavit etc

**McClef** · 12th September 06, 03:56 AM

It may be the origin of the word given the Norse influence over parts of Scotland

And in Norway it has to be a "wee" dram given the extortionate taxes placed upon it!

Hjertelig hilsen fra Vallisk.

**Rab Gordon** · 13th September 06, 09:40 AM

generally 1 dram = not quite enough

Rab

**Pour1Malt** · 30th November 06, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted KT

hmm...so 29 drams = 4 shots..
yeah, I can see that now...

I guess I could have looked it up....oh well.

nay nay nay....

25.83 ounces....

belly oop tae the bar lad...

ai'll shoo ya how tae drink yur drams...

**beowulf67** · 30th November 06, 10:30 AM

I wasn't sure how much a dram was, but I've been told that the size of a wee dram depends on the hosts generosity and can be quite a bit larger or smaller than a dram.

**jiminak** · 30th November 06, 10:37 AM

A dram is 1/8 of a fluid ounce. The imperial (i.e., British) fluid ounce is 1/160 of an imperial (British) gallon. This makes a dram about 0.217 cubic inches.

Jim

**Colin** · 30th November 06, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Rab Gordon

generally 1 dram = not quite enough

Rab

To true Rab, too true..............

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**porrick** · 1st December 06, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by beowulf67

I wasn't sure how much a dram was, but I've been told that the size of a wee dram depends on the hosts generosity and can be quite a bit larger or smaller than a dram.

True! I have had a couple of P1M's wee drams...

(not wee at all in most people's eyes...

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