Cooking & Kitchen

Proof (Alkohol)

Definition

Proof ist ein Maß für den Alkoholgehalt; im US-System entspricht Proof genau dem Doppelten des Alkoholgehalts in Volumenprozent (ABV).

Erklärung

A spirit labeled 80 proof is 40% ABV—the standard for most vodkas, gins, and whiskeys. The UK historically defined 100 proof as the minimum concentration at which gunpowder soaked in spirit would still ignite (~57.15% ABV). The US simplified this in the 19th century to the 2x ABV definition. The EU and most countries now use ABV percentage exclusively.

02

RELATED ARTICLES

03

RELATED TERMS