Category: High proof spirits

Standard distilled spirits typically contain around 40% alcohol by volume (ABV), but a number of rectified spirits push this percentage to the legal limit. The title of the strongest ingestible alcohol is most often awarded to Polish-made Spirytus Rektyfikowany, which boasts a staggering 96% ABV.

Everclear, a brand of rectified spirit, is famously known as the alcohol that is 95% by volume (190 proof), though technical and denatured ethanol also exist at this high concentration. This extreme potency makes it a hazardous substance for improper consumption but an effective tool for specific applications.

The absolute strongest bottle of alcohol one can legally buy in the United States is typically Polmos Spirytus, a Polish vodka with a staggering 96 percent alcohol by volume (192 proof), edging out Everclear's 190 proof. The availability of these high-proof spirits, however, is heavily restricted by state-specific laws, making the answer to what is the strongest legal alcohol in the US more complex than it first appears.