Tag: Neutral grain spirit

Polish Spirytus Rektyfikowany, with an alcohol content of 96% by volume, is widely recognized as the strongest commercially available liquor in the world. This rectified spirit is so potent that consuming it straight is extremely dangerous and can lead to severe health consequences, including alcohol poisoning.

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.

According to the official Beefeater website, the company uses a neutral distilled spirit from grains as the base for their gin. This confirms that a grain is used, and wheat is a common component, playing a crucial role in the spirit's foundation.

According to the brand's own blog, Beefeater uses a neutral spirit derived from a grain base, and corn can be one of the grains used. This fact reveals that while corn isn't the sole ingredient, it is a potential component in the base spirit used to create Beefeater Gin.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the United States is one of the world's largest producers of ethanol, much of which is derived from grains. The purified form of alcohol distilled from fermented wheat is referred to by several names, but is most commonly known as grain neutral spirit (GNS) or simply ethanol.

Ethanol, the intoxicating compound in alcoholic beverages, boils at $173.1^{\circ} \text{F}$ ($78.4^{\circ} \text{C}$) while water boils at $212^{\circ} \text{F}$ ($100^{\circ} \text{C}$), a fact that allows distillers to create stronger spirits. This process of repeated distillation, known as rectification, is what creates the drinks considered the purest alcohol, such as Everclear and Spirytus Rektyfikowany.

According to Liquorland, the alcohol content of limoncello typically ranges from 25-30%. The base spirit used to make this classic Italian lemon liqueur is a neutral grain alcohol, a high-proof ethanol that is later diluted with a sugar syrup.