On Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:03:37 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> Alex Corvinus > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:46:50 +1000, atec77 > wrote:
>
>> >Good vodka is double distilled and multi filtered through activated
>> >charcol , the charcol in effect polishes the molecule and it is smoother
>> >in the mouth , potatoe vodka is lab grade thats drinkable but not nice
>> > making your own is cheap and easy needing only a little grain , yeast
>> >and raw sugar
>>
>> Um, "lab grade". I was a chemist and did a lot of ordering of
>> reagents, including undenatured ethanol. "Purified", technical grade,
>> reagent grade, ultrapure/instrument grade for assays, U.S.P. ethanol
>> per the United States Pharmacopaeia, but I never found *anything* sold
>> as "lab grade". Also, never found "vodka" offered by any reagent
>> supplier.
>
>There you go. You're trying to find an Aussie product from US sources.

Oh, how silly of me. I was half thinking maybe stuff made in Labrador.

Alex