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Cinnamon

3 August, 12:58

What does the "proof" mean on a bottle of liquor? i know that 100 proof liquor is 50% alocohol and 80 proof is 40% and so on. but where does the term "proof" come from and why display it on the bottle? why not just say 50% alcohol etc etc?

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