How Many Standard Drinks? NEW

Guess how many standard drinks are in each serving, then see the real number. Most people guess low — that’s the whole point.

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What is a “standard drink”, and where do these numbers come from?

In Australia, one standard drink contains 10 grams of pure alcohol — no matter the glass or the drink. You can work any serving out yourself: volume (litres) × % alcohol × 0.789 ÷ 10.

The figures in this game follow the Australian Standard Drinks Guide (Department of Health, Disability and Ageing). For example a 425 ml schooner of full-strength (4.8%) beer is about 1.6 standard drinks, a 150 ml glass of wine (13.5%) about 1.6, a 30 ml nip of spirits (40%) about 1.0, and a full 750 ml bottle of wine about 8.

This is general information to make the standard-drink idea stick — it is not medical advice and not a guide to what’s “safe” to drink. The game doesn’t tell you how affected you are; drinks poured at home are often larger and stronger than the examples here. To check a real drink, use our Standard Drinks Calculator. The NHMRC Australian alcohol guidelines have advice on reducing risk.

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Information only, not medical advice. Figures from the Australian Standard Drinks Guide (health.gov.au).