That's because the feds mandated metric by law with the help of the liquor
industry.  There is no need to confuse the issue with cL when mL and L in
metric fill the bill.

Stan Doore

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Chernack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:25 AM
Subject: [USMA:29501] RE: Liquor metric bottles


I have never seen any advertising in non-metric units for liquor.  Even unit
pricing at the local Shop-Rite and Costco are in metric. Although the
bottles are labeled in L or mL, I do recall seeing cL on some bottles but
that was a while ago.  I have not seen it recently.

Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Howard Ressel
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:24 AM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:29499] Liquor metric bottles

How long has liquor (wine and sprits) been hard metric? If I am correct, are
most bottles labeled in ml only? I don't think there are any regulations
that require English measurements be used in advertisements.

I ask because we have one local Liquor store here advertising in ounces
obviously converted. The ad is very odd. Several other stores use the metric
labeling.  Before I write them I want some facts to use in the letter.

Thanks

Howard Ressel, Metric Manager
NYSDOT Region 4

Howard Ressel
Project Design Engineer, Region 4
(585) 272-3372

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