If your usual go-to is a glass of wine but you're itching for a cocktail instead, then stick to just one standard drink -- because one standard 1.5-ounce shot of liquor is equal to one 5-ounce ...
By these parameters, a 1.5-ounce shot (40% ABV) equals a 5-ounce glass of wine (12% ABV), and is the equivalent of a 12-ounce mug of 5% beer. Unless the bartender is using a jigger to measure ...