A bottle says 50% ABV / 100 proof → Half alcohol, half water + congeners from the barrel.
Whiskey labels show – the percentage of pure ethanol in the total liquid at 20°C (68°F). alcohol percentage whiskey
Elias finally stopped polishing. He looked at the bottle, then at Julian. "Sixty-eight percent," Elias repeated softly. "That’s a heavy spirit." A bottle says 50% ABV / 100 proof
Some whiskeys are bottled with little to no dilution, preserving the intensity they had while aging in the barrel. then at Julian. "Sixty-eight percent
The legal minimum and the most common strength for standard bottlings.