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Locut0s

(6,154 posts) Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:20 AM Dec 2012

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I'm drinking a mickey of whisky, ask me anything :D

Drinking a mickey of Ballantine's Scotch Whisky.

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I'm drinking a mickey of whisky, ask me anything :D (Original Post) Locut0s Dec 2012 OP

What's a mickey? Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #1

A flask or 13 US ounces. ohiosmith Dec 2012 #2

Thanks. Never heard of that size before. Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #3

Hmm I don't know. I'm Canadian and that's what we've always called it here... Locut0s Dec 2012 #4

That's a lot of whiskey! madinmaryland Dec 2012 #5

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)

1. What's a mickey?

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:22 AM

Dec 2012

ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)

2. A flask or 13 US ounces.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:28 AM

Dec 2012

Brother Buzz

(36,444 posts)

3. Thanks. Never heard of that size before.

Reply to ohiosmith (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:36 AM

Dec 2012

European or an American history?

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)

4. Hmm I don't know. I'm Canadian and that's what we've always called it here...

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 12:42 AM

Dec 2012

My guess would be it's British since you guys don't seem to know it in the US??

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

5. That's a lot of whiskey!

Reply to ohiosmith (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 02:27 AM

Dec 2012

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