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Alcoholic proof is a measure of how much ethanol, or "grain alcohol," is in an alcoholic beverage. The proof number is twice the percentage of the alcohol content measured by volume, at a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit. Therefore "80 degrees proof" is 40% alcohol by volume, and most of the other 60% is water. If you mix 180 proof whiskey half-and-half with water, your drink is 90 proof. US Federal regulation (CFR 27 5.37 Alcohol Content).  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - 80%20proof%20distilled%20spirits

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The expression "80 proof" is the American approved system that alcohol is sold. It is based on a scale of 1 to 200. The alcohol content is ½ the proof, i.e. 80 proof is 40% alcohol.  4, fiche 1, Anglais, - 80%20proof%20distilled%20spirits

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