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As with cooking, most cocktail recipes call for measured amounts of various liquors and syrups.  Too much, and the drink may be too strong or sweet for liking.  Too little, and it may fall flat to the palate or taste really sharp and bitter. 

Aside from counting out "one potato, two potato, three potato" like impressionable teenagers or using one's naked eye like long-term professional bartenders or fumbling around with our large liquid measures, what are the rest of us lesser mortals to do in order to mix that perfectly balanced drink?

Some genius decided to save the day by inventing steel peg measures.  These usually stand no more than 3 inches in height and they resemble two large, smooth thimbles that have been fused together at the tops. 

Steel peg measures have one end smaller than the other.  The smaller ends of steel peg measures hold half the volume as compared to the larger ends, regardless of what the units of measure actually are.

Since more classic cocktails emerge from the US, the jigger, a term sometimes used by professional bartenders, is used in bars there as a common basic measurement in recipes and it contains 11/2 US ounces.  If you do not know which steel peg measures to buy, this one is a safe bet. 

If you are particular and know your drinks well, look for the better-designed steel peg measures that have smooth insides so that every drop of measured liquid can be poured out.  These also have a slight rim at the top so that they can be filled fully without any liquid spilling out or trickling off. 

Both these aspects ensure that the amount you measure out and use is accurate.  In small measures of this size, every droplet is significant in ensuring that the drink you mix will turn out to be just as you imagined it to be.