Posted on 12/30/2016 11:11:45 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
New Year's Eve partygoers are being warned to watch out for counterfeit alcohol laced with chemicals which can cause serious illness and even death.
Thousands of litres of fake booze have been confiscated nationwide, the Local Government Association (LGA) says.
Tests on one seized stash of illicit vodka found dangerous quantities of cleaning products and paint solvent which could cause vomiting, permanent blindness and liver problems if it was consumed.
Warning signs that your New Year bottle of booze might be a knock-off include wonky labels littered with spelling mistakes, as well as unfamiliar brand names.
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Victory gin?
Gimme your biggest, strongest, cheapest drink!
Korean Bangyang whiskey.
Darn! I stocked on a LOT of that!
Confucuis Say: Before serving your guests, add lots of ice & orange juice to your Mason Jars of Grain Alcohol!
One (new) plastic garbage can (large).
Several ice blocks.
About a dozen or so cans of frozen concentrated grape juice.
3 - 4 bottles of Everclear.
Fizzy soda water or lymon pop to taste.
(Party on, Garth!)
You gotta know who you’re getting your hooch from. /s
People stupid enough to drink that swill kinda’ deserve what they get.
Old Croak Whiskey
I get my Moon-shine from the best rural Virginia offers.
There’s actually a rye whiskey labeled “Old Homicide” sold in Ohio these days. 140 proof - darned close to Everclear.
Ummm, I’d like to wager that there’s way more deaths caused by “real” alcohol tonight.
If you drink it just for the taste then you’ll be fine. If you drink for the buzz and/or the camaraderie, you could end up in a heap o’ trouble.
When I was in my twenties, I went to a party and a man was pushing his own moonshine. I had three different older men tell me separately, not to touch it. I listened. People who drank it, got falling down, passing out drunk.
UK scare story designed to thwart “unofficial importers” that may not have paid the taxes.
Sterno through a fine-mesh sock. Strain out the pink color!
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