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Inherited a home bartending set and was trying to measure out some rye whiskey for a Sazeric over the weekend and realized…I don’t know what my jigger pours out. 1.5 oz? 2 oz? Any tips on how to figure it out?
Hourglass jiggers have markings at the top of each end, usually stamped, sometimes etched. The lettering can be faint and/or small. Shot-glass style jiggers (w/ or w/ out a line and no other markings) are usually an ounce to an ounce and a half. You can use measuring spoons to figure out the volume. There are two tablespoons (30 ml) in a ounce.
You shouldn’t wash your shaking glasses in dishwasher. They loose their coating and will break easier while shaking. It’s better to wash them by hand :)
Stirred, Not Shaken 
April 4, 2011 at 1:11 am
Inherited a home bartending set and was trying to measure out some rye whiskey for a Sazeric over the weekend and realized…I don’t know what my jigger pours out. 1.5 oz? 2 oz? Any tips on how to figure it out?
April 4, 2011 at 8:21 am
Hello, Dai…
Hourglass jiggers have markings at the top of each end, usually stamped, sometimes etched. The lettering can be faint and/or small. Shot-glass style jiggers (w/ or w/ out a line and no other markings) are usually an ounce to an ounce and a half. You can use measuring spoons to figure out the volume. There are two tablespoons (30 ml) in a ounce.
Michael
December 8, 2012 at 10:06 am
You shouldn’t wash your shaking glasses in dishwasher. They loose their coating and will break easier while shaking. It’s better to wash them by hand :)
Jesse from Finland
December 8, 2012 at 10:31 am
Coating?
June 25, 2014 at 8:55 am
If those are Korikos (I couldn’t tell from the picture) the heat/pressure from the dishwasher will pop the seals of the weighted ends.