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Postby bells79 » Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:23 pm

Hi all, before any of you say to taste...... What is the average percentage of alcohol that you drink. I know it is recommended to not go above 40%, but what do you drink it at?? I have a friend that dilutes down to 25% not sure that I want to do it that far down if it is not worth it IYKWIM ::) PS I have an airstill
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Re: best percentage

Postby gaza the instructor » Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:19 pm

Hi Bells79.
Depends on the drink for me.
Vodka, Spiced Rum 38%
Rum, Bourbon,Scotch etc 40%
Gin 42% to stop louching.
Shots and silly drinks 30%

Learnt my lesson a while back made some limoncello @ 40%
took it to a party almost frozen as it should be, noone
could taste how strong it was. Neatly paralyzed the
whole party in 30 mins flat.
Rather have a full bottle in front of me
than a full frontal lobotomy
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Re: best percentage

Postby Mash » Tue Aug 29, 2017 6:10 am

.. Noone could taste how strong it was. Neatly paralyzed the whole party in 30 mins flat.


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Re: best percentage

Postby Easydrinker » Sun Sep 03, 2017 10:00 pm

I dilute AG whisky to 46%
Filtered neutral, AKA 'Wodka' is similar.
Gin I do at 40%.
Any other "Classic" spirit has been made using a bought in essence and is somewhere inbetween.
Apple pie or other fruit flavored tipples are usually around 25%.
All of the above percentages are + or - a percentage point or two. ;D

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