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    so this is where the idea that 200 proof can be lethal that was
    expressed in this thread a month ago. as some pointed out, alcohol has
    an affinity for water so this can what, dry out the esophagus? strong
    alcohol and severe alcoholism can destroy the esophagus as one hospital
    worker pointed out? it does take the breath away, kind of leaving one
    gasping. from the news:

    The Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay, off Scotland's west
    coast, is producing the quadruple-distilled 184-proof _ or 92 percent
    alcohol _ spirit "purely for fun," managing director Mark Reynier said.

    Bruichladdich is using a recipe for a spirit known in the Gaelic
    language as usquebaugh-baul, "perilous water of life."

    In 1695, travel writer Martin Martin described it as powerful enough to
    affect "all members of the body."

    "Two spoonfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose; if any man
    should exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger
    his life," Martin wrote.

    Reynier put Martin's test to the claim and consumed three spoonfuls.

    "I can tell you, I had some and it indeed did take my breath away,"
    Reynier said.

    Bruichladdich, a small privately owned distillery founded in 1881,
    plans to make about 5,000 bottles of the whisky, which Reynier
    estimated would sell for about 400 pounds (US$695, euro590) per case of
    12 bottles. Although whisky lovers can place their orders now, the
    actual spirit will not be delivered for about 10 years.

    "You get a better drink if you wait because of the basic oxygenation
    through the oak barrels," Reynier said.

  2. Quoted message said:

    The Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay, off Scotland's west
    coast, is producing the quadruple-distilled 184-proof _ or 92 percent

    Lab grade ethanol at 190proof (95%) is readily available to authorized
    buyers. We used to use it to clean critical lense assemblies. Some
    of it would be appropriated during certain holidays for a special
    punch (Squirt, 7up, O.J, ice). This back in the good old days when even
    management condoned a snort now and then. That punch made the alcohol
    virtually undetectable, yet it was guar-un-damn-teed to knock your dingus
    in the dirt if you weren't careful. It was always the new guys that
    got hammered to the point of sickness because the stuff was so potent,
    yet went down so smooth. 😉

    nb

  3. Quoted message said:

    X-No Archive

    Quoted message said:

    Bruichladdich, a small privately owned distillery founded in 1881,
    plans to make about 5,000 bottles of the whisky, which Reynier
    estimated would sell for about 400 pounds (US$695, euro590) per case of
    12 bottles. Although whisky lovers can place their orders now, the
    actual spirit will not be delivered for about 10 years.

    Well, I assume that this stuff will be C.O.D. - otherwise chances are
    that there are going to be some very happy "next-of-kin" around.... 😉

    Count me out, thanks...

    --
    Cheers
    Cathy(xyz)

    Aren't people supposed to be given enough rope to
    shoot themselves in the foot? - Unknown

  4. notbob <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    The Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay, off Scotland's west
    coast, is producing the quadruple-distilled 184-proof _ or 92 percent

    Lab grade ethanol at 190proof (95%) is readily available to authorized
    buyers. We used to use it to clean critical lense assemblies. Some
    of it would be appropriated during certain holidays for a special
    punch (Squirt, 7up, O.J, ice). This back in the good old days when


    even

    Quoted message said:

    management condoned a snort now and then. That punch made the alcohol
    virtually undetectable, yet it was guar-un-damn-teed to knock your


    dingus

    Quoted message said:

    in the dirt if you weren't careful. It was always the new guys that
    got hammered to the point of sickness because the stuff was so potent,
    yet went down so smooth. 😉

    nb

    Well, is it exported to the U.S.? I want two bottles. One to consume over
    the course of a few years and one for display!

    I found the website but couldn't find anything about export or price.
    HELP!

    That's like, collectors item scotch, imho,

    Andy

  5. "cathyxyz" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Well, I assume that this stuff will be C.O.D. - otherwise chances are
    that there are going to be some very happy "next-of-kin" around.... 😉

    And just when ya think ya have more friends than you can use! 😉

    Andy

  6. <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    X-No Archive

    so this is where the idea that 200 proof can be lethal that was
    expressed in this thread a month ago. as some pointed out, alcohol has
    an affinity for water so this can what, dry out the esophagus? strong
    alcohol and severe alcoholism can destroy the esophagus as one hospital
    worker pointed out? it does take the breath away, kind of leaving one
    gasping. from the news:

    The Bruichladdich distillery on the Isle of Islay, off Scotland's west
    coast, is producing the quadruple-distilled 184-proof _ or 92 percent
    alcohol _ spirit "purely for fun," managing director Mark Reynier said.

    Bruichladdich is using a recipe for a spirit known in the Gaelic
    language as usquebaugh-baul, "perilous water of life."

    In 1695, travel writer Martin Martin described it as powerful enough to
    affect "all members of the body."

    "Two spoonfuls of this last liquor is a sufficient dose; if any man
    should exceed this, it would presently stop his breath, and endanger
    his life," Martin wrote.

    Reynier put Martin's test to the claim and consumed three spoonfuls.

    "I can tell you, I had some and it indeed did take my breath away,"
    Reynier said.

    Bruichladdich, a small privately owned distillery founded in 1881,
    plans to make about 5,000 bottles of the whisky, which Reynier
    estimated would sell for about 400 pounds (US$695, euro590) per case of
    12 bottles. Although whisky lovers can place their orders now, the
    actual spirit will not be delivered for about 10 years.

    "You get a better drink if you wait because of the basic oxygenation
    through the oak barrels," Reynier said.


    I recently found some 190 proof gin at my liquor store and i almost bought
    it to give a better flame to my Bannanas Foster, but on the back was a
    warning label in big letters warning not to use it in cooking or flambe
    dishes. I did not get it. The fresh bottle of Meyers did the trick since
    my old bottle had lost its umph.
    Sincerely yours,
    Edward Warren

  7. Dr. Edward Warren said:

    I recently found some 190 proof gin at my liquor store and i almost bought
    it to give a better flame to my Bannanas Foster, but on the back was a
    warning label in big letters warning not to use it in cooking or flambe
    dishes. I did not get it. The fresh bottle of Meyers did the trick since
    my old bottle had lost its umph.
    Sincerely yours,
    Edward Warren

    risk of explosion. a bar owner detailed this.

  8. Andy q said:

    Well, is it exported to the U.S.? I want two bottles. One to consume over
    the course of a few years and one for display!

    I'm in the US and this stuff is available here. Here's an example:

    http://www.sciencelab.com/page/S/PVAR/10412/SLE2248

    That's 100% drinkable ethyl alcohol. Problem is, with all the
    terrorists and drug chemists screwing it up for everyone else, you now
    need a BATF license/permit to buy this stuff. But, you can buy
    Everclear(tm) in some states in the US. I know Nevada sells it. CA
    has the 151 proof stuff. Check around. I don't know who sells it on
    the East Coast. This is straight ethynol. No flavor.

    nb

    nb

  9. notbob <[email hidden]> hitched up their panties and posted
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:
    Andy q said:

    Well, is it exported to the U.S.? I want two bottles. One to consume
    over the course of a few years and one for display!

    I'm in the US and this stuff is available here. Here's an example:

    http://www.sciencelab.com/page/S/PVAR/10412/SLE2248

    That's 100% drinkable ethyl alcohol. Problem is, with all the
    terrorists and drug chemists screwing it up for everyone else, you now
    need a BATF license/permit to buy this stuff. But, you can buy
    Everclear(tm) in some states in the US. I know Nevada sells it. CA
    has the 151 proof stuff. Check around. I don't know who sells it on
    the East Coast. This is straight ethynol. No flavor.

    nb

    Gawd... you could probably use it for anesthesia.

    Michael

    --
    “It requires a certain kind of mind to see beauty in a hamburger bun.”
    _Ray Kroc, creator of the McDonald's franchise

  10. notbob said:
    Andy q said:

    Well, is it exported to the U.S.? I want two bottles. One to consume over
    the course of a few years and one for display!

    I'm in the US and this stuff is available here. Here's an example:

    http://www.sciencelab.com/page/S/PVAR/10412/SLE2248

    That's 100% drinkable ethyl alcohol. Problem is, with all the
    terrorists and drug chemists screwing it up for everyone else, you now
    need a BATF license/permit to buy this stuff. But, you can buy
    Everclear(tm) in some states in the US. I know Nevada sells it. CA
    has the 151 proof stuff. Check around. I don't know who sells it on
    the East Coast. This is straight ethynol. No flavor.

    that seems the same as the Pharmco stuff i mentioned which has what, 6
    different types or levels of 200 proof, including USP and kosher. What
    the difference between yours above and USP I cannot fathom except what?
    less bacteria? not much can grow in 200 proof. i wonder what is the
    difference between 100% reagant and 100% USP, not the same?

    why is 200 proof regulated so much and 192 proof is not? something very
    unusual about 200 proof? 190 proof can be purchased off the shelf in
    some states.

  11. Quoted message said:

    why is 200 proof regulated so much and 192 proof is not? something very
    unusual about 200 proof? 190 proof can be purchased off the shelf in
    some states.

    Who knows. The BATF has to keep its hand in there somehow. Besides,
    many states allow neither one. CA only just allow 151 several years
    ago. We used to have to drive to Nevada for Everclear (which I always
    thought was 181 max, not 190).

    nb

  12. In article <[email hidden]>,

    notbob said:
    Quoted message said:

    why is 200 proof regulated so much and 192 proof is not? something very
    unusual about 200 proof? 190 proof can be purchased off the shelf in
    some states.

    Who knows. The BATF has to keep its hand in there somehow. Besides,
    many states allow neither one. CA only just allow 151 several years
    ago. We used to have to drive to Nevada for Everclear (which I always
    thought was 181 max, not 190).

    nb

    Texas stores sell Everclear 190, as well as a generic brand, "Clear
    Springs".
    --
    Peace, Om.

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

  13. notbob said:
    Andy q said:

    Well, is it exported to the U.S.? I want two bottles. One to consume over
    the course of a few years and one for display!

    I'm in the US and this stuff is available here. Here's an example:

    http://www.sciencelab.com/page/S/PVAR/10412/SLE2248

    That's 100% drinkable ethyl alcohol. Problem is, with all the
    terrorists and drug chemists screwing it up for everyone else, you now
    need a BATF license/permit to buy this stuff.

    There's your clue. There's probably a formula for one or more kinds of
    explosives that requires pure ethanol; the stuff with water won't do.

    --Blair

  14. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Blair P. Houghton said:
    notbob said:
    Andy q said:

    Well, is it exported to the U.S.? I want two bottles. One to consume over
    the course of a few years and one for display!

    I'm in the US and this stuff is available here. Here's an example:

    http://www.sciencelab.com/page/S/PVAR/10412/SLE2248

    That's 100% drinkable ethyl alcohol. Problem is, with all the
    terrorists and drug chemists screwing it up for everyone else, you now
    need a BATF license/permit to buy this stuff.

    There's your clue. There's probably a formula for one or more kinds of
    explosives that requires pure ethanol; the stuff with water won't do.

    The "A" in "BATF" stands for alcohol. There is a huge federal tax on
    distilled spirits. The BATF is responsible for making sure it gets
    paid.

    The tax only applies to alcohol for drinking. If you are buying lab
    alcohol, you don't have to pay the tax. The BATF has stringent rules
    about purchase and record-keeping.

    --
    Dan Abel
    [email hidden]
    Petaluma, California, USA

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