About 31 percent of adults are considered "abstainers" who haven't had drinks in the last 12 months, but the fact is undeniable: Alcohol is an amazingly popular social phenomenon. But what is alcohol and what does it do to a person? If you have ever seen a person who has had too ...
Answers: It means that 20% of the liquid in that bottle is pure alcohol. The remaining 80% is various ingredients used in distilling the whiskey. The higher the ABV, the more drunk you're going to get. Happy trails! Must be diet whisk(e)y (of which I did not know existed) as it...
Here's what happens: After whiskey is distilled it is held in barrels in a warehouse during its aging process. The length of distillation time varies but during the process, an estimated 2 to 5 percent of the alcohol evaporates. Depending on the amount of alcohol being processed, that can ...
True liquor can go as low as 80 proof and as high as 192 proof, or 96 percent alcohol. Alcohol proof is measured differently around the world. France has its proof system called the Gay-Lussac scale, which was created by a French scientist named Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac in 1824. The ...
The alcohol you can drink is ethanol, aka ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol. You might have a bottle of this in your liquor cabinet, since it's the kind of alcohol in any liquor that's distilled from grain, like whiskey. You can definitely get drunk on this stuff; your tolerance may vary...
There are kosher forms of vodka, scotch, tequila and whiskey. To be kosher approved, the process of making the liquor, the ingredients used and the equipment used must all be considered. Brandy and cognac are made from wine, so they can be labeled as kosher. Without this mark, they ...
Celebrity brands of alcohol are often disappointing; however, Casamigos tequilas are all solid (they come in plato, reposado, and añejo). The reposado is aged for seven months in whiskey barrels. Most tequilas are 76 proof (38% alcohol) but this one is 80 proof (40% alcohol). However...
Absinthe is typically between 90 proof and 148 proof, but it's possible to find 179 proof absinthe — this proof means that it contains a formidable 89% alcohol. By comparison, common liquors like vodka and whiskey generally contain 40% alcohol. Due to its high alcohol content, absinthe is...
Let’s get back to the long life cycle. If you want to make whiskey, you get grain, soak it, ferment, it, distill it. If you want to make more whiskey, you get more grain. You can grow multiple crops of grain annually. It grows in a wide variety of places and it has a predic...
Contagion with methanol can be noticed by the bad smell and taste of your moonshine and needs to be avoided, since it is toxic. What percent alcohol should MASH be? Most craft distilleries have between a 6-10% starting ABV for their mash- nobody recommends pushing the yeast past 20%- ...