On Monday, June 04, 2012 09:06:32 PM Dave did opine: > On 6/4/2012 2:41 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On Monday, June 04, 2012 02:37:59 PM Dave did opine: > >> You from eastern KY? > >> > >> On 6/4/2012 11:40 AM, dave wrote: > >>> Naturally, all of us keep a still with ground glass joints and a > >>> pound of sodium around just so we can make 200 proof.;-) > >> > >> 170 proof alcohol is a little hard to be around, the vapor can pretty > >> much knock you over if you open a hatch on a tank full of it. > >> > >> I really can't imagine drinking it, let alone 200 proof. > >> > >> Dave > > > > Royal Navy Rum, which I think has been disco'ed, was 190 proof. You > > could still get it, and Phillips, 50 years ago. But my personal > > limit is about 100 down to 80, Black Label Jack is good good stuff if > > you get a bottle you can still smell the corn in. It does vary some. > > > > Cheers, Gene > > 190 Proof whoa! > I've slugged down Bacardi 151 in the long past and that was a struggle. > Of course after a couple of shots of that, not much matters.. ;-) > > Dave > I have been around when a bottle of Phillips was passed around, but since the first fellow to sample it was wasted in the 5 minutes it took to get to me, and I wanted to enjoy the party, I passed. A 6 pack spread over about 8 hours, and a few papers rolled out of a bowl, and I was happy. Good northern CA sensemia, not the local hay which reminds me of battery acid.
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