Cocktail ABV with Dilution
Final ABV and standard-drink count of a cocktail after ice-melt dilution.
Example
You enter
- Total ingredient volume (fl oz) 3
- Volume-weighted ABV (%) 32.67
- Prep method stirred
- Explicit dilution % (0 = use method) 25
You get
- Final ABV 26.1%
- Standard drinks 1.63
Checked against published worked examples from: Cocktail dilution model (Dave Arnold, Liquid Intelligence).
Details, formula, and sources
ScopeFinal ABV and standard-drink count of a mixed drink after ice-melt dilution (shaken ~28%, stirred ~23%, rocks ~15%, neat 0%). A strength figure that ignores the melt overstates the pour; final_abv = pure_alcohol / (volume + melt).
Formula or tablepure_alcohol = total_volume x weighted_abv / 100; dilution_water = total_volume x method_pct / 100; final_abv = pure_alcohol / (total_volume + dilution_water) x 100; standard_drinks = pure_alcohol / 0.6.
Source and editionCocktail dilution model (Dave Arnold, Liquid Intelligence), by name.
Free accessBartending-practice dilution figures; responsible-service practice governs.
What governsEstimate. AHJ and licensed professional govern.
API field namestotal_volume_oz, weighted_abv_pct, method, dilution_pct, final_abv_pct, standard_drinks
- Method dilution shaken ~28%, stirred ~23%, rocks ~15%, neat 0% (or explicit percent)Liquid Intelligence