Mine was 151. Back when they had the metal screen. Had a street hockey team mate pass, brought it out, and in some stupid testosterone driven bravado, pried off the metal restrictor screen and took a huge swig. “Took my breath away” would be an understatement of orders of magnitude.
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Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I drank ever clear once, for $20, on a dare. One sip and it took my breath away. Sticking to the Irish whiskey.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 day ago
drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 1 day ago
For my 21st birthday a few friends came and visited me at college, we went to the liquor store and one of us grabbed the 151 everclear to do shots of. We did shots of vodka as a chaser.
spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
Ah everclear, my old friend drinkable hellfire… good times, goooooood times
EchoCranium@lemmy.zip 22 hours ago
I know what you mean about it taking your breath away. Took a sip of lab grade anhydrous ethanol once (200 proof), really do not recommend it. My lips and gums burned, and my tongue shriveled as the ethanol sucked up all the moisture in my mouth. Nothing good about it.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
100% ethanol is toxic in ways lower concentrations aren’t, anhydrous or not. Even veteran alcoholics can get destroyed instantly as the ethanol causes chemical burns of the mouth and digestive tract.
0-68% =Astringency
68-94% = Tingly
94%-100% = apoptosis from denatured cell walls.