Try the 92 per cent weapons-grade whisky that will take your breath away. Literally

The London Times ^ | February 27, 2006 | David Lister

[Stoat]

Not being much of a drinker of alcohol I can't state this as fact, but I find it hard to believe that such a drink would be very enjoyable to consume.  It seems mainly to be a marketing gimmick to provide shock value: "Come over to my place and we'll have the strongest whisky in the world".

Here in the USA we have things like Everclear in some markets, but my understanding is that it's mainly used as a mixer in punch and for drinking bets among college-age children.  I don't think that it's really caught on too much because it's not really enjoyable to most people on it's own.

The Webtender Everclear

 

[edcoil]

Just mix it with Coke like Jack Daniels.

[MplsSteve]

I'm a drinker (pretty much beer with the occasional cocktail thrown in) but I agree with you.

It seems like it's more for show than it is for taste.

[mtbopfuyn]

Sounds very much how granny's brew was described.

[lovecraft]

The guys name is David Lister? Dave Lister??!!

Where's Rimmer, the Cat, Holly, and Kryten?

[Stoat]

Just mix it with Coke like Jack Daniels.

From the article it sounds as though one would pretty much HAVE to in order to survive the drink   :-)

[rarestia]

Having had my fair share of firewater-that'll-put-you-on-yer-arse... this stuff sounds like a blast! It'll only took two shots of a local everclear/moonshine in Tallahassee to make me loopy beyond any loopiness ever experienced.

Fun? Maybe. Deadly? Certainly! Good party fun? Absolutely! Make a big cask of hunch punch and add a few drops of this stuff to it... instant party!

They make hot sauce with skull and crossbones warning labels on them... this stuff should fit the same bill, due diligence not withstanding.

[ClearCase_guy]

The article says the name is “usquebaugh-baul”. But I think that's a misunderstanding caused by people slurring their words. It must be strong stuff.

[Max in Utah]

"Bruichladdich-- where 'have a snort' takes on a whole new meaning."

[WilliamWallace1999]

What a load of hooey. Everclear is 190 proof, or 95% alcohol by volume. That is the highest purity achieved by distillation. I will not kill a grown man. Two tablespoons of this wonder liquor would equate to about 1.5 jiggers (ozs) of Wild turkey 101 proof. That may get you loaded, but will not kill anybody above the body weight of a child.

[TXBSAFH]

CORN SQUEEZING!!!

[Larry Lucido]

Okay, I'm no math major. Why would 2 tablespoons of 92% whiskey kill you, but 4 tablespoons of 46% whiskey wouldn't?

[dfwgator]

“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.”

Lightweight.

[dead]

The US Secret Service admitted in 2003 that it had been monitoring the distillery because the difference between distilling a fine whisky and making chemical weapons was “just a small tweak”.

This is obviously just a goofy ad campaign.

You can buy Everclear in the states, which is as strong as this.

When I was in college, I knew a guy who used to steal 100% alcohol from a lab, and we'd drink that in fruit juice. It tasted like fruit juice with really strong alcohol in it.

[MplsSteve]

Did you mean "I will not kill a grown man" or "It will not kill a grown man"?

I hope you're referring to both!

[GSlob]

Well, we have Bacardi 151 - 75% alcohol. Not quite 90% range, true. But there is a catch: the closer to azeotropic 95% concentration in the distillation cutoff, the less flavor. One could add flavoring herbs directly in the pot on the last distillation, and that's what I'd be doing in their place.

[PissAndVinegar]

for later

[KarlInOhio]

A single drop of the ancient drink of “usquebaugh-baul” was described by the travel writer Martin Martin in 1695 as powerful enough to affect “all members of the body”. He added: “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.”

That "man" would probably get tipsy on half a Coors Light.

[JRjr]

Must have some other chemistry mixed in. No two drops of any alcoholic beverage will waste you like that.

[Stoat]

The guys name is David Lister? Dave Lister??!!

Where's Rimmer, the Cat, Holly, and Kryten?

It's nice to find another Red Dwarf fan on FR   :-)

 

 

The guys name is David Lister? Dave Lister??!!

Where's Rimmer, the Cat, Holly, and Kryten?