Stormin Mormon wrote:
> Raeco denatured alcohol. 96% ethanol.
> Paint section of your local hardware.
> You're looking in the wrong stores.
>
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>> 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.
>


That actually might work, since the tincture of essential oils is only
used by the drop. OTOH, you don't know what the denaturant is; it could
be Bitrex® and even a trace of it would ruin the soda. 91% isopropyl is
another possibility, but I don't recommend it.

I would just use 151 proof rum. I know that's food-grade.

Bob