Re: everclear, where in California

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On Nov 12, 2006, at 11:02 AM, lesle@... wrote:

>

>>> i just bought a bottle of Everclear, 150 proof in

>> CA

>>> for right at ten dollars.

>>> BB

>>> Hey Andrine,

>>>

>>> Where did you purchase everclear in CA? I thought

>>> it wasn't allowed..Would love to know more.

>> Thanx, Lesle

>>

>> I bought it at the corner of Telegraph and Ashby at

>> the local Liquor store. The salesman was a perfumer

>> from Trinidad. There are a few other stores that have

>> it and 100 proof Vodka you can get at Longs in El

>> Cerrito. All in Berkeley CA. You just have to go

>> canvas the Liquor stores to find them.

>> Sorry I did not sign my name

>> BB

>>

>> Hey BB,

>

> Thanks for the info...last time I went to Mexico I bought enough

> everclear

> to last for some time but will start to check out liquor stores in

> LA that

> may save me a future drive.

>

> Thanx again,

> Lesle

>

wow, BB

we're basicALLY NEIGHBORS

oakland here

we should try to get together sometime soon.

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> I bought it at the corner of Telegraph and Ashby at

> the local Liquor store. The salesman was a perfumer

> from Trinidad. There are a few other stores that have

> it and 100 proof Vodka you can get at Longs in El

> Cerrito. All in Berkeley CA. You just have to go

> canvas the Liquor stores to find them.

> Sorry I did not sign my name

> BB

Amazing! I thought that it wasn't available in CA as well as OR,

WA, and ID. Odd that some would carry it and not others. Oh, but I

forget that liquor isn't controlled by the state in the same way

that it is in WA. I always get such a kick out of seeing it for

sale in grocery stores when I visit CA. Just cracks me up -- I

guess the way folks from dry counties react to places that sell

booze at all.

My cousins are in CA right now, visiting their folks. Does anyone

know of anyplace in the SF/Oakland area or even out to SLO that

sells Everclear?

BTW, I paid $80 for four fifths of it when it came from Montana.

Also, I've tried to use 105-proof vodka, but it just doesn't cut it

(literally).

Thanks!

Andrine

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>

> My cousins are in CA right now, visiting their

> folks. Does anyone

> know of anyplace in the SF/Oakland area or even out

> to SLO that

> sells Everclear?

>

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HI Andrine

It is available at Beverages and More. For store

locations near them, they can go to Bevmo.com.

-Patty

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BB wrote:

> > i just bought a bottle of Everclear, 150 proof in

> CA

> > for right at ten dollars.

> > BB

> > Hey Andrine,

> >

> > Where did you purchase everclear in CA? I thought

> > it wasn't allowed..Would love to know more.

> Thanx, Lesle

>

> I bought it at the corner of Telegraph and Ashby at

> the local Liquor store. The salesman was a perfumer

> from Trinidad. There are a few other stores that have

> it and 100 proof Vodka you can get at Longs in El

> Cerrito. All in Berkeley CA. You just have to go

> canvas the Liquor stores to find them.

> Sorry I did not sign my name

De-Lurking for just a bit.....

Bear in mind....

A proof number is a *half* a percent......

So....100 proof anything, is still only 50% ethanol....the balance being

water and congeners (SP?)....such as they are....

And 150 Proof Everclear is only a 75% alcohol.....

A number of EO and absolute will not dissolve entirely in this

percentage of ethanol.....but a number maybe will....

In fact....some absolutes don't seem to ever dissolve in

anything...<G>...

Everclear is also made in a 95%....or *190* proof version.....

This works better.....

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....

The Everclear seems harsher than the vodkas....

Somewhere else, someone suggested a Brita filter for the

Everclear......I suspect any activated charcoal filtering would help

tame it down....I don't know if Brita uses a charcoal based system....

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

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West <tribalpatty@...> wrote:

>

> My cousins are in CA right now, visiting their

> folks. Does anyone

> know of anyplace in the SF/Oakland area or even out

> to SLO that

> sells Everclear?

>

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HI Andrine

It is available at Beverages and More. For store

locations near them, they can go to Bevmo.com.

-Patty

Andrine and Patty, I live in Van Nuys which is fairly close to LA for a

geographical picture. Anyway, I'll check our local BevMo here, have one just up

the street a couple of miles. I've checked a few liqueur stores in the area and

no one that I've asked carries it. Thanks for the tip.

Sue D.

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I bought it at the corner of Telegraph and Ashby at

the local Liquor store. The salesman was a perfumer

from Trinidad. There are a few other stores that have

it and 100 proof Vodka you can get at Longs in El

Cerrito. All in Berkeley CA. You just have to go

canvas the Liquor stores to find them.

Sorry I did not sign my name

BB

Wow BB

Telegraph and Ashby.............a blast from the past for me.

Berkeley my last port of call before I returned to England...... Had some

great times there...... great esoteric book shops I recall.........and some

great music. Does anyone remember the Bothand Club in San Francisco?.....Saw

Tony Lifetime there.... Totally amazing Jazz......the perfume around

that time very patchouli oil..................the area smelled of it and other

hmmm ...... Haight Ashbury oh yeah...... loved being a hippy.......altho it was

beginning to come to an end ............Quicksilver Messenger Service, Blue

Cheer. Jefferson Airplane, Santana .......smokin..............bands in the

Park.... Playing frisbee in golden gate park...................barefoot and

free.....

Janita

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At 05:22 PM 11/12/2006, you wrote:

>

>

>I bought it at the corner of Telegraph and Ashby at

>the local Liquor store. The salesman was a perfumer

>from Trinidad. There are a few other stores that have

>it and 100 proof Vodka you can get at Longs in El

>Cerrito. All in Berkeley CA. You just have to go

>canvas the Liquor stores to find them.

>Sorry I did not sign my name

>BB

>

>

>Wow BB

> Telegraph and Ashby.............a blast from the past for me.

> Berkeley my last port of call before I returned to England......

> Had some great times there...... great esoteric book shops I

> recall.........and some great music. Does anyone remember the

> Bothand Club in San Francisco?.....Saw Tony Lifetime

> there.... Totally amazing Jazz......the perfume around that time

> very patchouli oil..................the area smelled of it and

> other hmmm ...... Haight Ashbury oh yeah...... loved being a

> hippy.......altho it was beginning to come to an end

> ............Quicksilver Messenger Service, Blue Cheer. Jefferson

> Airplane, Santana .......smokin..............bands in the Park....

> Playing frisbee in golden gate park...................barefoot and free.....

>

> Janita

Janita, BB and other Bezerkeley Bonzos:

I lived there in the early 70's..very involved in the music scene on

both coasts, and moved there for the weather. This past week, Patty,

my mod, was nice enough to snap some photos of the apartment complex

I lived in and managed (hippie chick, 21, managing an apt. complex!

Oh, yea, that was Bezerkeley) and I was shocked how it had gone

downhill. It was just blocks from Telegraph and Ashby, near Shattuck

and Dwight. That place should be all middle-class and nice now, and

it looks ghetto, I was really stunned. It looked beautiful when I

managed it, full of fragrant pineapple guava, conifers, rosemary,

etc., etc. I married a guy named " Zap " , that's how Bezerkeley I was,

lol. Still friends, although divorced, and I hesitate to send him the

photos, he'll be saddened, too. Before Bezerkeley, I lived in Mill

Valley and SF, and liked B-town best because it was warmer and more fun.

We were always on Telegraph Ave, in the used record store Pellucidor

around the corner, hitching over to SF and Marin for parties and

concerts. I was a music journalist, so we were at practically every

concert that mattered to us. Van on always played at a little

club on University, I think it was. Yes, fun times.

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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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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At 04:00 AM 11/13/2006, you wrote:

> > BB -- just to be certain -- look at the label. Does

> > it say 150 or 190 proof?

> It says 100% Selected Grains

>75.5% Alc/Vol(151 Proof)

That's not strong enough for perfumery, BB. It'll work, if you don't

mind cloudy perfume, and don't want to really dissolve concretes,

absolutes and resins. You really need the 190 proof stuff for

perfumery. There are several producers of organic 190 proof alcohol

in California, and one in Oregon. I suggest springing for the potent stuff.

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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> 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