"Wally" wrote in message

Maxprop wrote:

Firth of Forth, Fifth of Scotch; what's the difference.

A proper scotch is a quarter gill - those who imbibe would consider a
fifth
to be a lassies drink.

Okay, you've piqued my interest. What's "a quarter gill?"

Here, a fifth is the volume of the bottle. By the way, do ya favor the
Islay or the Highland malts?

Max