On Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:31:42 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
> wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:03:50 -0500, krw wrote:
>
>> There will always be a trace of benzene in the resulting alcohol
>>>PS: When did they stop using tax stamps on alcohol?
>> Did they?
>
>I remember drinking these bottles a very long while ago.
>Maybe I shouldn't have.

Well... <gazes down at his shoes...>

>BTW, there is NOTHING about the benzene being in the ingredients.
>It says it's pure ethanol, USP.

USP is branding. They don't include trace chemicals.

>The tax stamp goes across the cap and down each side.

I've seen a *lot* of those bottles. When I was in college we used to
use the stuff for cleaning electronics. Without the taxes, it's
cheap.

>Didn't all liquor have these stamps in the olden days?
>
>They certainly don't have them now.

Just asking. I don't think I've bought a bottle of liquor for at
least a decade, probably two or more. I still have an unopened bottle
of Chevas Royal Salute my MIL brought back from England (duty free) in
'84, I think.