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Pony

A pony is an old bar measure of 1 oz (30 ml), the smaller cup on many jiggers.

In practice

You'll see it in older recipes, as in "a pony of brandy". Drinky-Drink counts an ounce as 30 ml, so a pony is 30 ml. A pony glass is a small stemmed glass that holds about that much.

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Pony, in short

What does pony mean?

A pony is an old bar measure of 1 oz (30 ml), the smaller cup on many jiggers.