On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:03:50 -0500, krw wrote:

> Alcohol and water *CANNOT* be distilled above 95%.

UPDATE:

I visited a couple of liquor stores in town this weekend, here in the
Silicon Valley, and I was shocked that neither had ANY grain alcohol
whatsoever.

I wasn't expecting the 190 proof (95%) Luxco Everclear because it's
apparently illegal in California.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everclear_%28alcohol%29)

But I was expecting to find the 151 proof (75%) Luxco Everclear.

The closest the two local stores had was plain old Vodka.

So this search for the highest percentage ethanol I can find in
California will be harder than I at first thought.