They offer both actually so we're both correct.

 

Ok ..... I've never seen 151 Everclear ..... in NJ the 190 is legal, but when I was in VA, 151 was the max ..... so they could sell Bacardi 151, but everclear wasn't anywhere. Frats used to go to WV to get it since it was only a half hour away.

 

Gawd almighty ! What legitimate reason can a company have for selling that stuff ?
That would be a nightmare in UK. We have a major problem with under-age drinking anyway especially with things called alcopops which are specifically targeted by unscrupulous companies. They of course twist and try to avoid responsibility but continue to sell them anyway. They have been banned from advertising on tv. That stuff must go down well with the derelicts, sold in brown paper bags no doubt.

 

Still wound up about that Everclear. has the disclaimer ever been tested in a court of law ? Do you know how many deaths have been caused by it ?

 

everclear is basically rubbing alcohol made for consumption.

 

I know that I joke on about geordie boozing but that stuff is poison.

 

excess consumption of everclear can not only cause sever alchol poisoning but I have heard that if you drink it in excess then get up the next morning and drink vast amounts of water it actually forces more of it into your bloodstream and can get you REALLY trashed again. It can cause anything from death to blindness when over consumed.... not to mention when it's mixed with something you can BARELY taste it

http://www.heartmagic.com/zzBoilingPoints.html

 

Hehe...I read that proof was originally defined as the most dilute spirit which would sustain combustion of gunpowder. here's the wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_%28alcohol%29

I never said all moonshine was smooth, I said if the guy who made it knew what he was doing it would be. I have also had both varieties. The best kind you think must not really be that strong....until it hits you and you are lying on the ground, trying to hold on to the grass so you don't fall off the earth.

The pic you showed of Everclear is also sold in Mississippi. It tasts like you are drinking molten lava - terrible.
It is basically only used for "hunch punch" made a frat parties for the girls to drink. I am sure it has caused numerous alcohol poisoning deaths. But if you think about it, so has any other alcohol out there that people drink too much of.

 

I've only had everclear a couple of times and both times I didn't feel that drunk until I tried to walk or something.... MASSIVE creeper effect on me, it's like I feel sober for quite a while then next thing I know I wake up...

 

Cars, Guns and now this?!?!?!!?[sm=bounceybounce.gif][sm=americanasmiley.gif]
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!

On a traitorous note, I just last week bought a bottle of
Chivas Brothers Sapphire Flagon Royal Salute 21 year blended scotch for my old man's birthday present. He hasn't received it via fedex yet, so I am on pins and needles that they don't break it.
I tried the JW with the man who owns the liqour store I frequent, and I did not like it very much. Not for 2 bills anyhoo. The Chivas was $190 +tax, and seemed smoother to me tho.
I own a distillation column, and temper corn liqour to 110 proof. It ain't the strongest, but it ain't a woman's drink neither. (triple negative!!) 199.99% is attainable, but it requires use of osmotic filtration to scrub the water from the last 2% on down.
When I drink red likker, I like Jack Daniels; but clear and neatis the way to go IMO.
Purity of ingredients, skill, patience and a willingness to put forth a lot of effort makes for the best liqour on earth.

It is all poison in course of fact, however we may rationalize our actions. Everything in moderation, including moderation.