In the annuals of drunken college days, inebriated spring break debacles, and crazy party nights, one word is present in the craziest, most debauched tales. One word that strikes fear in the hearts of all who have gotten too close to it. One word that can cause muscle memory dry heaving in those who have abused it. That word is Everclear.
Everclear Grain Alcohol is a neutral grain spirit, which means it is low in the impurities that are by products of fermentation related to most types of alcohol. Since those impurities (called congeners) are supposed to be what causes hangovers, a lot of people are under the misconception that you won’t get a hangover if you drink Everclear. This is not necessarily so. Everclear doesn’t have much of a taste, so people will tend to drink too much, or mix it’s already high proof alcohol with other types of alcohol.
Take for instance, the Tucker Max Death Mix. We learn on his website (and in the movie I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, if I’m not mistaken) that the Tucker Max Death Mix is a mixture of Everclear, Gatorade, and Red Bull. Presumably the Gatorade will help keep you hydrated and the Red Bull will help keep you awake. I will take his word for it, because the combination sounds lethal.
Everclear comes in two proofs (a term that indicates the amount of alcohol actually contained in the spirit) – 151 and 190 proof. The math works out so that the 151 proof Everclear is 75.5 alcohol, while the 190 proof is 95 alcohol. Compare that to what we’ve considered “hard” liquor – vodka, bourbon, etc. previously. They are usually 80 120 proof, which means they contain 40 60 alcohol. The bottom line is that Everclear contains a lot of alcohol.
In fact, it contains so much alcohol that it is illegal in many of these United States. The 190 proof version is only available in a handful of states, and the 151 proof is only available in a few more than that. Everclear is illegal in all forms in a lot of places, and in others you need a special license to buy it. Some photographers use it to clean lenses, and for some mysterious reason it’s OK for pharmacists to have.
Everclear is manufactured by the Luxco Company, which used to be called The David Sherman Company. They are manufacturers of many other brands of liquor, like Rebel Yell, Admiral Nelson’s, El Mayor, and Salvador’s. The company, which has been in business since 1958, offers the following words of wisdom on its website:
Work Hard
Have Fun
Get the Job Done
Do the Right Thing
As the company that offers one of the most potent alcoholic beverages on the market, you can be sure that they are hoping that people do the right thing. In the case of Everclear, the right think might be sipping on some Rebel Yell instead, and letting the next guy have a brand new Everclear story to tell his friends.
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EM Downing Johnson writes for http://www.lawsome.net/ Lawsome Dot Net , a website devoted to http://www.lawsome.net/laws-about-false-teeth-not-even-your-choppers-are-sacred/ weird and crazy laws.
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