The owner of the Slippery Slope Bar buys Finsby's gin in 750 ml bottles -- the equivalent of 25.4 ounces -- at $8.50 per bottle. Allowing .4 ounces for spillage, the standard cost of a 1.5 ounce drink is:

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The cost per ounce is $8.50 / 25 ounces (accounting for spillage), which equals $0.34 per ounce. Therefore, a 1.5-ounce drink costs 1.5 * $0.34 = $0.51.

The Owner of the Slippery Slope Bar Buys Finsby's Gin