what is an abv
ABV redirects here. For other uses, see ABV (disambiguation). The alcohol by volume shown on a bottle of absinthe. Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as ABV, abv, or alc/vol) is a standard measure of how much alcohol (ethanol) is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage (expressed as a volume percent). It is defined as the number of millilitres of pure ethanol present in 100 millilitres (3.4 US fl oz) of solution at 20 Â°C (68 Â°F).