Tag: Mini liquor bottles

A 50ml miniature bottle, commonly known as a 'nip' or 'airplane bottle,' contains approximately 1.7 ounces of liquor. This is slightly more than the standard 1.5-ounce shot used in the United States, meaning a mini bottle is indeed a full shot and then some.

The first widely documented miniature bottle of whiskey, a 71ml 'Baby Powers,' was created by the Powers distillery in Dublin in 1889. This pioneering effort established a format that would become wildly popular for travel and sampling, and today, an extensive selection of 50ml bottles is available across virtually every spirit category.