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Why do some pubs sell spirits in 35ml measures and others 25ml? Who decides this and why is there a difference?

It's up to the individual pub.

Gin, rum, vodka & whisky have been "prescribed spirits" since 1963. At that time, pubs could choose to serve the prescribed spirits by 1/6 gills, 1/5 gills & 1/4 gills - but they had to use the same measure for all the prescribed spirits throughout the licensed premises.

When spirit sizes were metricated (1996 from memory?), it was originally decided to standardise on 25ml (a bit larger than 1/6 gill and a bit smaller than 1/5 gill). The pubs that sold 1/4 gill were unhappy about this, so they successfully lobbied for 35ml to be added to the permitted sizes.

As a matter of interest, brandy is likely to be added to the list of prescribed spirits in the near future.

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except on a sunday.

Nope, unless I'm mistaken it was changed on the 1st September 2009 to 10am to 10pm, seven days a week. I bought beer just after 10am on a Sunday morning last year whilst I was getting food at Tesco.

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Nope, unless I'm mistaken it was changed on the 1st September 2009 to 10am to 10pm, seven days a week. I bought beer just after 10am on a Sunday morning last year whilst I was getting food at Tesco.

ah. its not really something I get a lot of. and its been a while since I worked for Sainsburys. so I stand corrected.

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