200 Proof

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Quoted post said:

I got word back from the state in one day! about that 200 Proof I
thought I purchased a long time ago. Apparently I was right. They did
sell it at one time so my memory is okay, thanks guys for the doubts 🙂
but now you need a special permit and a reason to purchase it.

essence of the email I received, minus phone numbers and what not:

Sorry to say but this product is no longer available to the public.
The only way this is obtainable is if your are a hospital,Dr.'s
office, etc...
And they must apply for a permit to purchase it.
Special Services Department

Facinating...

One of the 100% alcohols we have at work is Anhydrous Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable. <G> We use it for fixing slides.

There IS reagent alcohol that is 100%, but it's 90% Ethanol, 5%
Isopropanol and 5% Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable......
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted post said:

I got word back from the state in one day! about that 200 Proof I
thought I purchased a long time ago. Apparently I was right. They did
sell it at one time so my memory is okay, thanks guys for the doubts
🙂 but now you need a special permit and a reason to purchase it.

essence of the email I received, minus phone numbers and what not:

Sorry to say but this product is no longer available to the public.
The only way this is obtainable is if your are a hospital,Dr.'s
office, etc...
And they must apply for a permit to purchase it.
Special Services Department

Facinating...

One of the 100% alcohols we have at work is Anhydrous Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable. <G> We use it for fixing slides.

There IS reagent alcohol that is 100%, but it's 90% Ethanol, 5%
Isopropanol and 5% Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable......

I can't imagine why anyone would want or need to drink 200 proof alcohol
anyway.

Jill

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jmcquown said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted post said:

I got word back from the state in one day! about that 200 Proof I
thought I purchased a long time ago. Apparently I was right. They did
sell it at one time so my memory is okay, thanks guys for the doubts
🙂 but now you need a special permit and a reason to purchase it.

essence of the email I received, minus phone numbers and what not:

Sorry to say but this product is no longer available to the public.
The only way this is obtainable is if your are a hospital,Dr.'s
office, etc...
And they must apply for a permit to purchase it.
Special Services Department

Facinating...

One of the 100% alcohols we have at work is Anhydrous Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable. <G> We use it for fixing slides.

There IS reagent alcohol that is 100%, but it's 90% Ethanol, 5%
Isopropanol and 5% Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable......

I can't imagine why anyone would want or need to drink 200 proof alcohol
anyway.

Jill

Indeed. ;-)

The 190 proof is more than strong enough for spiking!

Back when I was in College, the Fencing club parties would use Everclear
190 for "Trashcan punch".

4 liters Ginger Ale
2 quarts Rainbow Sherbet
1 liter Everclear 190

Could not even taste the alcohol...
You'd be on your A** before you knew it if you were not careful!

The Fencers were a wild bunch. <lol> I tool 2 semesters of foil, then
spent the other two years fighting Saber. It was more realistic so FAR
more fun. :-D

I did not like Epee. The blade was too stiff and it hurt WAY too much if
you got a sadistic opponent. Saber was bad enough with the stripe shaped
bruises I got on my arms (and sometimes across the back!) after a
tournament.

Damn it hurt to get popped across the back! Never lunge if your
opponents blade is up. They can pop you across the top of the mask and
the blade acts like a whip if your parry is not quick enough!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Everclear is 190 proof, and since I live in a heavily Polish settled area,
there are a few 180 and 190 vodkas. However, speaking from 20 years of
bartending experience, I do not recommend anyone using these to spike
punches. In my younger days, I had far too many incidents where I had to
drive someone to the emergency room because "they just couldn't taste the
alcohol." A nice buzz is one thing, but barfing can wreck a party.

Moreover, though I recommend 151 rum for a few tropical drinks, if used by
itself the volume should be reduced by half. You get the great taste of the
rum without diluting the drink - perfect for frozen drinks. (On a tasting
note, I recommend Lemonhart 151 over Bacardi 151 any day.)

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Damn it hurt to get popped across the back! Never lunge if your
opponents blade is up. They can pop you across the top of the mask and
the blade acts like a whip if your parry is not quick enough!

I knew there was a reason I'd rather rather be your friend than foe!
Heh. But getting back to the alcohol - the worst I have ever come
across is Stroh Rum (sp?).... 80-something-proof! Ugh. Could not even
get it close to my mouth - the fumes alone made my eyes water.... I'll
stick to wine - thank-you-very-much - 11 or 12 percent is fine 😉

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

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pgluth1 said:

Everclear is 190 proof, and since I live in a heavily Polish settled area,
there are a few 180 and 190 vodkas. However, speaking from 20 years of
bartending experience, I do not recommend anyone using these to spike
punches. In my younger days, I had far too many incidents where I had to
drive someone to the emergency room because "they just couldn't taste the
alcohol." A nice buzz is one thing, but barfing can wreck a party.

Yes, but it's all too common a practice.
At least the fencing club WARNED it's members how the punch was made.

Not that that will always help as we were talking college students. ;-)
There were no incidents at any of the parties I attended.

A lot depends on how well it's diluted. We made 2 1/2 gallons of punch
for a liter of Everclear. Let's see...

That's approx. a 1 to 11 dilution so brought the proof down to less than
5. (just under 10% alcohol).

What is the average proof of wine or beer?

Quoted message said:

Moreover, though I recommend 151 rum for a few tropical drinks, if used by
itself the volume should be reduced by half. You get the great taste of the
rum without diluting the drink - perfect for frozen drinks. (On a tasting
note, I recommend Lemonhart 151 over Bacardi 151 any day.)

Rum is good stuff. :-)
Easy to over-do just about anything tho'.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

cathyxyz said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

Damn it hurt to get popped across the back! Never lunge if your
opponents blade is up. They can pop you across the top of the mask and
the blade acts like a whip if your parry is not quick enough!

I knew there was a reason I'd rather rather be your friend than foe!
Heh.

<G> That was back in my college days...
I've not fenced in nearly 20 years. ;-)
But I've not forgotten it all, not after taking it for 3 years.
The 4th year was clinicals and we were no longer at the University for
that.

I've only messed around with it a little bit at SCA events that my
sister drags me too. Most of the time, I play chess!

Quoted message said:

But getting back to the alcohol - the worst I have ever come
across is Stroh Rum (sp?).... 80-something-proof! Ugh. Could not even
get it close to my mouth - the fumes alone made my eyes water.... I'll
stick to wine - thank-you-very-much - 11 or 12 percent is fine 😉

Heh! I know what you mean...
I'm somewhat ok with some of the 80 proof Vodka's, but that's about my
limit.

I've gotten out of the habit of drinking hard stuff "straight up" as
much so last time I tried it, it did take my breath away. You lose your
tolerance to doing that unless you do it routinely it seems?

Quoted message said:

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

Cheers! :-) <clink>

Quoted message said:

--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

jmcquown said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted post said:

I got word back from the state in one day! about that 200 Proof I
thought I purchased a long time ago. Apparently I was right. They did
sell it at one time so my memory is okay, thanks guys for the doubts
🙂 but now you need a special permit and a reason to purchase it.

essence of the email I received, minus phone numbers and what not:

Sorry to say but this product is no longer available to the public.
The only way this is obtainable is if your are a hospital,Dr.'s
office, etc...
And they must apply for a permit to purchase it.
Special Services Department

Facinating...

One of the 100% alcohols we have at work is Anhydrous Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable. <G> We use it for fixing slides.

There IS reagent alcohol that is 100%, but it's 90% Ethanol, 5%
Isopropanol and 5% Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable......

I can't imagine why anyone would want or need to drink 200 proof alcohol
anyway.

Jill

Try, you can imagine.

The 200 proof was cut down for parties. In pints, it's quite compact
and takes up half the space of the usual alcohol bottles since it's
literally twice as potent.

Since this was a surgical research unit, there apparently were many
uses for it since I found 200 proof bottles in abundance, along with
190 proof 55 gallon drums. My area of research did not involve using
the alcohol so I do not know why the other researchers needed it but
many were doing the transplantation research that led later to the
common kidney, liver, and heart transplants of today, I would not be
surprised if there was a genuine need for it, aside from parties at the
research unit.

Having a really big whiskey distiller nearby and not many regulations
as today, this was all quite a simple affair in ordering and delivery.

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

That's approx. a 1 to 11 dilution so brought the proof down to less than
5. (just under 10% alcohol).

Oops! Make that 20 proof, sorry!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I've gotten out of the habit of drinking hard stuff "straight up" as
much so last time I tried it, it did take my breath away. You lose your
tolerance to doing that unless you do it routinely it seems?

I think you're right. I drank brandy when I was much, much younger...
(even then, one or two per night was my limit).. and I had a very "bad
experience" with (cheap) tequila once.... so now I only drink wine and
the odd "Irish coffee" after a meal... DH likes a good whisky, but I
can't stand the stuff straight.... no accounting for taste, so I am
told 😉

Quoted message said:

Cheers! :-) <clink>

Bottoms up!

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

In article <[email hidden]>,

cathyxyz said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

I've gotten out of the habit of drinking hard stuff "straight up" as
much so last time I tried it, it did take my breath away. You lose your
tolerance to doing that unless you do it routinely it seems?

I think you're right. I drank brandy when I was much, much younger...
(even then, one or two per night was my limit).. and I had a very "bad
experience" with (cheap) tequila once.... so now I only drink wine and
the odd "Irish coffee" after a meal... DH likes a good whisky, but I
can't stand the stuff straight.... no accounting for taste, so I am
told 😉

Quoted message said:

Cheers! :-) <clink>

Bottoms up!

Cheers
Cathy(xyz)

:-D Indubitably!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

jmcquown said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted post said:

I got word back from the state in one day! about that 200 Proof I
thought I purchased a long time ago. Apparently I was right. They did
sell it at one time so my memory is okay, thanks guys for the doubts
🙂 but now you need a special permit and a reason to purchase it.

essence of the email I received, minus phone numbers and what not:

Sorry to say but this product is no longer available to the public.
The only way this is obtainable is if your are a hospital,Dr.'s
office, etc...
And they must apply for a permit to purchase it.
Special Services Department

Facinating...

One of the 100% alcohols we have at work is Anhydrous Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable. <G> We use it for fixing slides.

There IS reagent alcohol that is 100%, but it's 90% Ethanol, 5%
Isopropanol and 5% Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable......

I can't imagine why anyone would want or need to drink 200 proof alcohol
anyway.

Jill

When we lived in Saudi Arabia a lot of folks had stills with 5 or 6 foot
reflux columns and in two or three runs they would make 200 proof, aka
100% alcohol. Cut four times with distilled water a gallon of the stuff
wold be 4 gallons of drinking whiskey. The pure quill stuff had no
esters in it so generally no headaches. Take an unfinished oak axe
handle, chip it up and turn it to charcoal in the oven, put some in each
bottle and it turned the amber of sipping whiskey. Any outfit with that
many chemical and petroleum engineers is going to turn out some good stuff.

Funny part is that the Saudi merchants sold lots of flavorings that
folks used to add to their alky to make liquers. Some fine beer and wine
makers lived there in the international community where we were too. Of
course if you were caught you lost your job, sometimes your freedom for
a while, and were deported pretty quick. Still, quite an accomplishment
and a lot of work just for a drink.

George

George Shirley said:

jmcquown said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"[email hidden]" <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I got word back from the state in one day! about that 200 Proof I
> thought I purchased a long time ago. Apparently I was right. They did
> sell it at one time so my memory is okay, thanks guys for the doubts
> 🙂 but now you need a special permit and a reason to purchase it.
>
> essence of the email I received, minus phone numbers and what not:
>
> Sorry to say but this product is no longer available to the public.
> The only way this is obtainable is if your are a hospital,Dr.'s
> office, etc...
> And they must apply for a permit to purchase it.
> Special Services Department
>

Facinating...

One of the 100% alcohols we have at work is Anhydrous Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable. <G> We use it for fixing slides.

There IS reagent alcohol that is 100%, but it's 90% Ethanol, 5%
Isopropanol and 5% Methanol.

Not exactly drinkable......

I can't imagine why anyone would want or need to drink 200 proof alcohol
anyway.

Jill

When we lived in Saudi Arabia a lot of folks had stills with 5 or 6 foot
reflux columns and in two or three runs they would make 200 proof, aka
100% alcohol. Cut four times with distilled water a gallon of the stuff
wold be 4 gallons of drinking whiskey. The pure quill stuff had no
esters in it so generally no headaches. Take an unfinished oak axe
handle, chip it up and turn it to charcoal in the oven, put some in each
bottle and it turned the amber of sipping whiskey. Any outfit with that
many chemical and petroleum engineers is going to turn out some good stuff.

Funny part is that the Saudi merchants sold lots of flavorings that
folks used to add to their alky to make liquers. Some fine beer and wine
makers lived there in the international community where we were too. Of
course if you were caught you lost your job, sometimes your freedom for
a while, and were deported pretty quick. Still, quite an accomplishment
and a lot of work just for a drink.

George

They thought they were making 200 proof, but really it was just below
192 proof. (if they were chemical engineers, they knew it wasn't really
200 proof because 192 is a limit, but 200 sounds a lot better than 190.)

But 190-ish is certainly close enough for govt work. :-)

The best moonshiners throw away the first runs (too much methanol) and
the last runs (too much higher alcohols.) It sounds like your guys took
the middles and then distilled them again.

Bob

Bob

Quoted message said:

I got word back from the state in one day! about that 200 Proof I
thought I purchased a long time ago. Apparently I was right. They did
sell it at one time so my memory is okay, thanks guys for the doubts 🙂
but now you need a special permit and a reason to purchase it.

essence of the email I received, minus phone numbers and what not:

Sorry to say but this product is no longer available to the public.
The only way this is obtainable is if your are a hospital,Dr.'s
office, etc...
And they must apply for a permit to purchase it.
Special Services Department

In Nevada you can get "Ever Clear" which is i think something like 199
proof, iirc 200 proof would be a solid at room temp.
---
JL

Joseph Littleshoes said:

In Nevada you can get "Ever Clear" which is i think something
like 199 proof, iirc 200 proof would be a solid at room temp.

YDNRC.

Mark Thorson said:

Joseph Littleshoes said:

In Nevada you can get "Ever Clear" which is i think something
like 199 proof, iirc 200 proof would be a solid at room temp.

YDNRC.

Okay, I chuckled although I don't know what the acronym means.

You Do Not Remember Correctly ?

I doubt 200 proof become solid unless you're near the north pole,
assuming it's still cold there 🙁

I suspect that Nevada does not get that chilly although I was stranded
outside Winnemucca in winter, thumbing for a ride out of town, out of
the state, out of the west.

Quoted message said:

Mark Thorson said:

Joseph Littleshoes said:

In Nevada you can get "Ever Clear" which is i think something
like 199 proof, iirc 200 proof would be a solid at room temp.

YDNRC.

Okay, I chuckled although I don't know what the acronym means.

You Do Not Remember Correctly ?

I doubt 200 proof become solid unless you're near the north pole,
assuming it's still cold there 🙁

I wouldn't worry about that, ethanol has a freezing point of -114.1C or
-173.38F.

Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

George Shirley said:

jmcquown said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"[email hidden]" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Jill

At one time I had a copy of a booklet called "The Blue Flame" which
was an instruction manual for making alcohol. It was written by
Aramco employees in Saudi Arabia. Might still have it. BTW Everclear
is still sold in Penna last I knew.
Allan

Quoted message said:

When we lived in Saudi Arabia a lot of folks had stills with 5 or 6 foot
reflux columns and in two or three runs they would make 200 proof, aka
100% alcohol. Cut four times with distilled water a gallon of the stuff
wold be 4 gallons of drinking whiskey. The pure quill stuff had no
esters in it so generally no headaches. Take an unfinished oak axe
handle, chip it up and turn it to charcoal in the oven, put some in each
bottle and it turned the amber of sipping whiskey. Any outfit with that
many chemical and petroleum engineers is going to turn out some good stuff.

Funny part is that the Saudi merchants sold lots of flavorings that
folks used to add to their alky to make liquers. Some fine beer and wine
makers lived there in the international community where we were too. Of
course if you were caught you lost your job, sometimes your freedom for
a while, and were deported pretty quick. Still, quite an accomplishment
and a lot of work just for a drink.

George

In article <[email hidden]>,

Default User said:

Quoted message said:

Mark Thorson said:

Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>
> In Nevada you can get "Ever Clear" which is i think something
> like 199 proof, iirc 200 proof would be a solid at room temp.

YDNRC.

Okay, I chuckled although I don't know what the acronym means.

You Do Not Remember Correctly ?

I doubt 200 proof become solid unless you're near the north pole,
assuming it's still cold there 🙁

I wouldn't worry about that, ethanol has a freezing point of -114.1C or
-173.38F.

Brian

That's why Vodka is best if kept in the freezer, along with frozen shot
glasses. ;-)
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson