[RightWhale]

Alcohol is 90% water, it won't burn!

Whiskey is 80 proof or so, maybe more in some cases. Percentage is roughly 1/2 of proof. Maximum proof is 200, which is 100% alcohol. So this whiskey is mostly 40% alcohol, which is enough to burn.

[Revolting cat!]

Party pooper!

[HEY4QDEMS]

mostly 40%

Greetings Yogi Berra, FR welcomes you.

[AgentEcho]

Then theres Bacardi 151 (151 proof that is). And in my family lets just say there were a few 'shine runners. They actually determined the price by how long a certain amount burned.

[Myrddin]

Whiskey is 80 proof or so, maybe more in some cases. Percentage is roughly 1/2 of proof. Maximum proof is 200, which is 100% alcohol. So this whiskey is mostly 40% alcohol, which is enough to burn.

You can't get 200 proof that is drinkable. Ethanol forms an azeotrope with water that boils off at 78.15 degrees. Pure ethanol has a boiling point of 78.3 degrees C. The azeotrope is 95% ethanol/5% water...190 proof. To get 100% ethanol, you add benzene to carry off the water, but that makes it unfit for consumption.

[tazman3]

Alcohol is 90% water, it won't burn!

Whiskey is 80 proof or so, maybe more in some cases. Percentage is roughly 1/2 of proof. Maximum proof is 200, which is 100% alcohol. So this whiskey is mostly 40% alcohol, which is enough to burn.

It's more like 160 proof while it's in the wood barrels. They cut it with water during bottling. Went through the tour at the Jack Daniels Distillery. Ah, that smell. Oh and, no smoking please. :)