how many ounces equal a shot?
A standard shot is indeed 1.5 ounces, and a fifth is 750 millileters. There are 44.36 mL in each 1.5 oz shot. â¦doing the math, there are 16.907 1.5oz shots in a fifth. Not off by much really, but the extra mil and a half would be nice :) a fifth holds 17.066667 shots 1 shot = 1.5 ounces It depends on the definitions. A fifth of a gallon is 25.6 oz, 725.76 mL. A shot is technically an ounce, but shot glasses are generally an ounce and a half, technically a jigger. Sometime around 1980, liquor switched to 750 ml bottles which would be 17.6 jiggers. The glasses aren't filled to the brim, and there is some spillage.