US standard drinks to UK units
Type a value in US drinks to get it in UK units instantly.
3.5UK units
That's 2× as much alcohol as a US standard drink, while a binge-drinking session is 2.1× more. An average liver takes about 3.5 hours to clear it.
Convert the other way: UK units to US drinks
What it means
How much alcohol is that?
Pint, can, wine and shot assume 5 %, 5 %, 12 % and 40 % alcohol. The hours are a rough average and say nothing about being safe to drive.
The math
How to convert US drinks to UK units
To convert US standard drinks to UK units, multiply by 1.75.
Example: 2 US drinks × 1.75 = 3.5 UK units.
In the other direction, 1 UK units = 0.571429 US drinks.
Every unit
That alcohol in every measure
Tables
US drinks to UK units conversion table
| US drinks | UK units |
|---|---|
| 0.5 US drinks | 0.875 UK units |
| 1 US drinks | 1.75 UK units |
| 1.5 US drinks | 2.625 UK units |
| 2 US drinks | 3.5 UK units |
| 3 US drinks | 5.25 UK units |
| 4 US drinks | 7 UK units |
| 5 US drinks | 8.75 UK units |
| 6 US drinks | 10.5 UK units |
| 8 US drinks | 14 UK units |
| 10 US drinks | 17.5 UK units |
UK units to US drinks conversion table
| UK units | US drinks |
|---|---|
| 0.875 UK units | 0.5 US drinks |
| 1.75 UK units | 1 US drinks |
| 2.63 UK units | 1.50286 US drinks |
| 3.5 UK units | 2 US drinks |
| 5.25 UK units | 3 US drinks |
| 7 UK units | 4 US drinks |
| 8.75 UK units | 5 US drinks |
| 10.5 UK units | 6 US drinks |
| 14 UK units | 8 US drinks |
| 17.5 UK units | 10 US drinks |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many UK units is 1 US drinks?
- 1 US drinks is 1.75 UK units.
- How many UK units is 10 US drinks?
- 10 US drinks is 17.5 UK units.
- How many UK units is 2 US drinks?
- 2 US drinks is 3.5 UK units.
The units
About these units
US standard drinks (US drinks)
14 g of alcohol.
UK units (UK units)
8 g (10 ml) of alcohol.
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