I’d say Exapno’s confusion is because he/she thought the question was specifically about the origin of the phrase “shot of whiskey” (and was hence confused as to what was so special about that particular phrase), not the origin of the term “shot”.
I’d say Exapno’s confusion is because he/she thought the question was specifically about the origin of the phrase “shot of whiskey” (and was hence confused as to what was so special about that particular phrase), not the origin of the term “shot”.