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Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Briant on January 9, 2021, 12:37 pm

My wife makes lemoncello with Everclear at home. She tried Rum last year here but it was not as good. Would anyone know the Mexican equivalent to Everclear 190 proof? Thanks

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Monte M on January 9, 2021, 2:33 pm, in reply to "Everclear/Ethanol"

96% licor de cana available at Licorama and sometimes at Astuarina, both in Melaque.

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Briant on January 9, 2021, 6:28 pm, in reply to "Re: Everclear/Ethanol"

Thanks, Monte.

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by M Morgan on January 10, 2021, 11:53 am, in reply to "Re: Everclear/Ethanol"

The alcohol de cana also comes in a 35% version as well. There are a number of brands. Usually, it appears on the label as 96% or 35%, and the fluid must be clear. Works great as a solvent for several varieties of adhesives is a great sterilizer, and is water-soluble so the strength can be adjusted.

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Daniel H on January 9, 2021, 7:46 pm, in reply to "Everclear/Ethanol"
Edited by board administrator January 9, 2021, 7:55 pm

You can buy it at Lidia's and other stores, its called Cohol. I use it to light BBQ's and beach fires. Burns clean, blue flame, leaves no taste like Charcoal starter.

Back in the day they would have a 5 liter bottle of it behind the counter and sell it in plastic bags by the weight for personal consumption. You could get very drunk for 5 pesos.

It will kick your ass (white lightening) and is sometimes used to give a kick to margaritas in bars etc. If you drink a margarita and it effects you like no margarita ever has "boy they have strong margaritas" then there was probably a bit of cohol in it. Very unethical as people are staggering drunk when they have not over consumed. I have personally helped people get home who were victims.

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Valerie D on January 10, 2021, 8:43 am, in reply to "Re: Everclear/Ethanol"

Bryant ~ for whatever it’s worth, I just use Vodka for my lemoncello when I make it here.

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Briant48 on January 10, 2021, 9:30 am, in reply to "Re: Everclear/Ethanol"

Valerie, One problem with using a lower alcohol level is the finished product will freeze when left in the freezer. The 190 may infuse the lemon better.

Daniel,I have seen The gallon jug behind the bar at places where people stagger out after a couple margaritas.

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Daniel H on January 10, 2021, 10:19 am, in reply to "Re: Everclear/Ethanol"

In the stores there are two types for sale, one with a yellow label and the other in a clear bottle with either a crude blue label or no label at all. I can't light fires with the yellow label stuff.

"I have seen The gallon jug behind the bar at places where people stagger out after a couple margaritas."

Interesting observation.

This behavior has been discussed on the board before, its bad on a couple of levels. The violation of trust and personal risk is one. The price of a good blanco (white) tequila is very low (just how much profit do they need to make?), but mainly a sacrilege in the capitol of the world for Tequila. Is nothing sacred?

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by CraigB on January 10, 2021, 10:43 am, in reply to "Re: Everclear/Ethanol"

I went to undergrad school at Ohio University in southeast Ohio. We used to hold "Purple Passion" parties. We had a connection to buy "Ever Clear" 190 proof from a true Moonshiner just over the border in West Virginia. We would fill up a big punch bowl with grape juice, ice, some fruit and add the high power hooch. It made the coeds "passionate" in short order (not that they needed much as it was the sixties).

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Dennis F on January 10, 2021, 12:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Everclear/Ethanol"

Well, this may explain what happened to me many years ago, early 80's in Barra. One evening, the night before I was to fly home, a friend and I (Marko of the 3 piece suit...flip flops, bathing suit and sunglasses) had gone out to the gazebo at the end of the beach to sample a bit of mota with a Mexican guy who was offering it for purchase. We passed it around and it was good. We then, staggering mildly went back to the Cabo Blanco bar/club/movie set where in a short while I began to go down, and I mean to the floor. Fortunately, Marko and an Argentinian woman rescued me and carried me back to my room where I was put to bed and missed my flight home the next day. I always thought there was something added to the mota but was puzzled as to why Marko was fine. Now it seems like it could have been the drink was "doctored" at the bar. Who knows?

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Jane G on January 10, 2021, 12:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Everclear/Ethanol"

D -- Remember when we crashed the Club Med outing at La Cueva de Piratas in Xmetla? Their previous bartender's margaritas were kick-butt like that. Perhaps it was from there you helped people home?

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by Daniel H on January 10, 2021, 1:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Everclear/Ethanol"

Ahh yes, the days of the three of us, you, Dome (pronounced Do me) and I doing our - get into the car and make the movie - days. I was the designated driver(s) and did cart your comatose asses home on several occasions, but those are not the droids I am speaking of.

Thanks for poking the ole neuron transmitter's, good days indeed.

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Re: Everclear/Ethanol

Posted by BrianT on January 13, 2021, 9:07 am, in reply to "Everclear/Ethanol"

I found it in Melaque. The lemoncello is festering. The leftover may be vanilla extract.

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