On 3/23/2012 1:42 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2012-03-23, > wrote:
>
>> 1 liter grain alcohol (Everclear or Graves - make sure you get the
>> one that is 190 proof - I can't get Everclear in Massachusetts, but
>> I can get it in Connecticut.)
>
> Wow!! Connecticut must really rock. The only place I've seen 190
> proof alcohol (95%) is when I worked at a govt lab. They used it to
> clean huge laser lenses and it was so strong, everyone hadda wear
> respirators and bunny suits to avoid getting hammered on the fumes.
> The reason it's 95% is cuz 100% is cost prohibitive, the remaining 5%
> being water and waaay too expensive to remove. 180 proof (90%) is the
> highest Everclear I've ever run across, it being sold in NV. Here in
> CO, I think 152 proof is the max. I'm sure it would work, almost all
> lemoncello recipes I've run across using plain vodka, which is a mere
> 80-100 proof (40-50%), at best.

We used to be able to get it in New Hampshire, but no longer. We saw
it in New Orleans when we visited a year or so ago and picked up a
couple of bottles. I know there are a couple other states that still
sell it.

152 will work for sure. I think that the recipes which call for
regular 80-100 proof vodka have less sugar. This recipe is sweet but
also STRONG. ;-)

Fortunately, I have a friend in CT who brings me some when she
visits or my husband brings some after a day at the casino (Foxwoods
or Mohegan Sun).
>
> The rest of the recipe looks easy enough. Thanks bunch.
>

Enjoy!

Tracy