I first heard the term “a fifth” when referring to a measurement of alcohol way back 1999 on the song “My Name Is” by some guy whose name escapes me. Haven’t heard much from him since either but I remember at the time wondering what it was. “I just drank a fifth of vodka, dare me to drive?” I guessed at the time that it was a fifth of a bottle, so not a huge amount but definitely too much … Continue reading What is a Fifth of Whiskey?