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Originally Posted by ken0042
I'm copying the formula here in case the link disppears:
The recipe:
Fluid extract of Coca: 3 drams USP
Citric acid: 3 oz
Caffeine: 1 oz
Sugar: 30 (unclear quantity)
Water: 2.5 gal
Lime juice: 2 pints, 1 quart
Vanilla: 1 oz
Caramel: 1.5 oz or more for color
(What's a Dram?)
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Unit of volume
The
flud dram is defined as 1⁄8 of a
fluid ounce, which means it is exactly equal to
- 3.696 691 195 312 5 mL in the United States and
- 3.551 632 812 500 0 mL in the Commonwealth and Ireland.
In the United Kindom, a
teaspoon was formerly defined as 3/2 fluid dram.
"Dram" is also used as a measure of the powder charge in a shotgun shell.
4 Drams is the measurement of 1/2 a bottle of promoter.
Dram is also used informally to mean a small amount of
liquid, especially
Scotch whisky. In this case the "dram" may for example be as large as 10 regulation flud drams.