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    4 months ago

    the mixup is that actual distillery gets 96% (192 proof) azeotrope during distillation (fuel and some other specific uses can bring it up to 100%) then dilutes it with water to 40%. technically, it’s correct

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      4 months ago

      Yep. Distilled to 95% then cut to 40%. That’s why they’re so often flavorless. The slop here is the missing information to make this make sense in the context of the paragraph.