Everclear (alcohol)
A bottle of 190-proof Everclear.
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| Type | Neutral spirit |
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| Manufacturer | Luxco |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Alcohol by volume | 95% or 75.5% |
| Proof (US) | 190, 189, or 151 |
| Color | Colorless |
| Flavor | Neutral, contains no flavoring |
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 Iowa, California, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada,, North Carolina(2010), Virginia, and Minnesota. At least in Maryland, Luxco sells a 189 proof (94.5% ABV) version of Everclear instead of the 190 proof version.
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.
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.
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