Bhalla brothers patiala peg

Regional style of liquor measurement in India

The Patiala peg is a peg of whisky in which the amount is decided based on the height between the top of the index and base of the little fingers when held parallel to one another, against the side of the standard 26.5 oz (750ml) glass bottle.

Bhalla brothers patiala peg

This has been confused with Chinese peg at times, in which water is poured followed by liquor thus forming two distinct layers.^[1]

The name originates from the city of Patiala, which was once a state known globally for the extravagant ways of its royalty and extraordinary height of its Sikh soldiers.^{[citation needed]}

There are multiple theories how the measure got its name, all of which revolve around Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh who ruled the princely state of Patiala from 1900 until his death in 1938.

An enigmatic personality who came to rule when he was nine years old, Maharaja Bhupinder was a man with fine tastes. It is believed that the Maharaja had a