jmcquown wrote:
> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
>>In article . com>,
>> " > wrote:
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>>>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