The Dram was the nautical unit of Whisky. It was common for sailors in Alagaësia to be part-paid in drams of whisky, for example the sailors employed by Clovis received a ration of three drams.
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Although a "Fluid Dram" is officially 0.125 fluid ounces, dram was informally used to mean anything from 0.125 fluid ounces to 1.25 fluid ounces.