Everclear is a brand name of rectified spirit sold by American company Luxco. It is made from corn and is bottled at 151-proof (75.5% ABV) and 190-proof (95% ABV). As of 2015, sale of the latter is prohibited in Alaska, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Washington, North Carolina, New Hampshire, and Minnesota. At least in Maryland, Luxco sells a 189 proof (94.5% ABV) version of Everclear instead of the 190 proof version.
Similar brands
Luxco also manufactures Golden Grain Alcohol as the same spirit with a different brand name. A competitor, Gem Clear, is bottled by the Quality Control Distilling Co. in Bardstown, Kentucky using roughly the same formula.
Alcohol content
Ethanol cannot be concentrated by ordinary distillation to greater than approximately 96% by weight because at that concentration, the vapor has the same ratio of water to alcohol as the liquid, a phenomenon known as azeotropy. The highest concentration of ethanol generally available for human consumption is 190 proof (95% alcohol by volume), which is about 92.4% ethanol by weight.
In popular culture
- The rock band Everclear takes its name from the spirit.
- The Jerrod Niemann song "For Everclear" and the Roger Creager song "The Everclear Song" both refer to it.
- Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys tells in his song "Ever So Clear" how drinking Everclear resulted in his eye being shot out.
- Everclear is the name of American Music Club's fifth album, released in 1991.
- Becoming Hyderized in Hyder, Alaska. One receives a certificate for downing a shot of Everclear without pause.
See also
- Ethanol (ethyl alcohol, drinking alcohol)
- Rectified spirit
- Alcohol proof
- Distilled beverage
- Denatured alcohol
References
External links
- Luxco official website
- Everclear information and recipes at Drinksmixer
