Re: everclear, where in California

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At 12:46 AM 11/13/2006, you wrote:

> <In WI, I have been lucky enough to find 190 proof (aka 95%)

> Vodka.....And recently, came across the 95% Everclear for the first

> time....>

>Where in Wisconsin? Does anyone know where I can get some in Chicago?

>Another question. What kind of alcohol do you guys in this group

>use? It seems like a big deal to get or find the right kind. I've

>never used alchohol, but I feel its time in my growth as a natural

>perfumer, to start using it. I've never had a thing against using it

>or anything, I just never knew where to get any and I was always

>blending in the " hippie " /New Age/magickal oils tradition.

>

>

Welcome to the world of the good stuff, ;-)

I use the 190 proof grain or grape from Alchemical Solutions in

Oregon. http://organicalcohol.com ( I just went there to check

something, and it appears their server is down, so this may not work

today.) Sometimes I use 151 proof grain alcohol from the liquor store

to tincture very aromatic materials, knowing that the little bit of

that I add won't cloud the perfume, but you need 190 proof to have a

clear perfume. If you want to experimet at first with the cheaper 150

proof, you'll have cloudy perfume, and it will be a bit weaker than

the 190 stuff. Also, if you want to sell it or give it as gifts,

you'll have to bottle it in a frosted or opaque bottle because of the

way it looks. Also, you need 190 to dissolve many concretes,

absolutes, or resins.

Anya McCoy

Anya's Garden of Natural Perfume http://anyasgarden.com

Artisan Natural Perfumers Guild http://artisannaturalperfumers.org

Natural Perfumers Chat Group

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[Guest guest]

> Everclear and most Very High Proof (95%) liquor store vodkas are

grain based.....

>

> Yeah....I know it's a work around from using perfumer's

> alcohol.....

>

> --

> W. Bourbonais

> L'Hermite Aromatique

Hello and All,

Just to clear it up from my end... (it's now sounding to me like

there may be more than one strength of Everclear?) The stuff I have

is 95% alcohol, 190-proof.

And if BevMo carries that, and if my cousins can bring it with them

on the plane (which I'm seriously doubting, even in cargo), then I

may have another quick source. Otherwise, maybe I'll have to look

into the cost of a road trip to OR, 'cause I think Homeland Insanity

is down on shipping alcohol just now. I get asked if I'm shipping

alcohol every time I mail something from the post office here. But

maybe it's just because I live in WA, the home of the Millennium

Bombers... <snort>

Cheers!

Andrine

[Guest guest]

Shea wrote:

>

>

> <In WI, I have been lucky enough to find 190 proof (aka 95%)

> Vodka.....And recently, came across the 95% Everclear for the first

> time....>

> Where in Wisconsin? Does anyone know where I can get some in Chicago?

At Otto's on Brown Deer Road outside of Milwaukee.....(the Vodkas)....

At the Pick N' Save Liquor Store on vanBuren on the East Side of

Milwaukee.....(Everclear 190)...

> Another question. What kind of alcohol do you guys in this group use? It seems

like a big deal to get or find the right kind. I've never used alchohol, but I

feel its time in my growth as a natural perfumer, to start using it. I've never

had a thing against using it or anything, I just never knew where to get any and

I was always blending in the " hippie " /New Age/magickal oils tradition.

The catch to using alcohol, is to get it in the highest percent or proof

you can....

I tried some 100 proof (50%) only once.....

That stuff functions much batter as an adjunct to Bloody s and

Screwdrivers....

I also had some 150 proof (75%) Everclear once.....and it sorta worked

with EO......

Since then I've always waited until I had 190 proof (95%)......

A perfumer's alcohol is preferred, but I don't have the $$ to invest in

having a gallon of the stuff sent to me.......

I be a mere dabbler....a quart lasts me quite a while.....

Unless I'm doing tincture....

--

W. Bourbonais

L'Hermite Aromatique

[Guest guest]

Here's an update on buying Everclear in California: I just spoke with my

cousins after they went to BevMo looking for 190-proof (95%). They said that

BevMo carries only the 151-proof. They asked why and were told that in the

state of California, 151-proof is the highest alcohol content that can be

legally sold.

So, if you DO find the 190-proof stuff in CA, it's going to be sold under the

table. If you have a supplier, I'd keep it pretty hush-hush, and take e-mails

offline in order to protect the people who are selling it to you. Don't want

them getting busted for doing you a perfume favor. : -)

Regards,

Andrine

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[Guest guest]

Here's an update on buying Everclear in California: I just spoke with my

cousins after they went to BevMo looking for 190-proof (95%). They said that

BevMo carries only the 151-proof. They asked why and were told that in the

state of California, 151-proof is the highest alcohol content that can be

legally sold.

So, if you DO find the 190-proof stuff in CA, it's going to be sold under the

table. If you have a supplier, I'd keep it pretty hush-hush, and take e-mails

offline in order to protect the people who are selling it to you. Don't want

them getting busted for doing you a perfume favor. : -)

Regards,

Andrine

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Everyone is raving about the all-new beta.

[Guest guest]

> Since then I've always waited until I had 190 proof (95%)......

>

> A perfumer's alcohol is preferred, but I don't have the $$ to invest in

> having a gallon of the stuff sent to me.......

>

> I be a mere dabbler....a quart lasts me quite a while.....

> Unless I'm doing tincture....

>

> --

> W. Bourbonais

> L'Hermite Aromatique

,

I trust your judgement in this: Ethanol absolute 99.8+% duty free

(ethyl alcohol)

I have ordered from the lab supply place in Ireland, what do you

think, would it be good for perfume or not? it very costly, and I have

to pay duty as I don't have a license yet.

I can get the breakdown on it, but it too long to post here.

I can't make head nor tail of it.

Ruth

[Guest guest]

> Since then I've always waited until I had 190 proof (95%)......

>

> A perfumer's alcohol is preferred, but I don't have the $$ to invest in

> having a gallon of the stuff sent to me.......

>

> I be a mere dabbler....a quart lasts me quite a while.....

> Unless I'm doing tincture....

>

> --

> W. Bourbonais

> L'Hermite Aromatique

,

I trust your judgement in this: Ethanol absolute 99.8+% duty free

(ethyl alcohol)

I have ordered from the lab supply place in Ireland, what do you

think, would it be good for perfume or not? it very costly, and I have

to pay duty as I don't have a license yet.

I can get the breakdown on it, but it too long to post here.

I can't make head nor tail of it.

Ruth