Danny D. wrote:
>
> 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.

How close are you to the border? It was in liquor stores in Tijuana the
last time I was there loh these many years ago. That's where I got a
bottle.

My general lesson was that if you're using Everclear for anything other
than as a cleaner, chances are you're going about the problem wrong.
Harsher drink to get drunk faster is pointless as shots of regular vodka
work fine without being as harsh. And the folks who are going to be a
problem at a party want the Everclear.