What An Ordeal In Getting Alcohol 95

[Bones]

A couple of weeks ago I tried to buy some alcohol 95 from my local liquor store but was told I need a prescription, I was like what!. So today I was at my doctor's office for another matter so I thought I would ask. Well what I thought would be a simple request turn into a 10 minute explanation of what an e-cig is. Then he was not going to give me the prescription because he said it was not for medical use. I had to lie some what I told him it was a medical device I said it was a nicotine replacement therapy device. It was not a complete lie just a little fudging the truth. He gave me the prescription so off to the liquor store.

I get to the liquor and the same guy that refused me 2 weeks ago was working. I made my request and gave him the prescription, he looked at it and said he can't fill my request. I'm like what the hell I told him that he had asked for the prescription last time so that's what I got him. Then he asked me what I need it for. Another 10 minutes later he agrees and hands the prescription to a coworker. She heads to the back room for what seemed like 15 minutes before she returned. She explained that she had to verify the prescription.

So now I have 500ml of 95% alcohol that will last me for years

Uh - Am I missing something here? -
Everclear - 99.9% Grain Alcohol - It's on the shelf near the Vodka -


EDIT - Oh = Ok - Seems some states don't have it - Sucks for you -

 

[DaMulta]

Why isn't anyone just ordering it?

95% alcohol - Google Product Search

 

[SharpandPointy]

Only certain states will allow the sale of Grain alcohol. It's not available around here and Internet shops will not ship to certain states. I had to have a friend from another state pick it up for me.

 

[tokarev]

Thankfully, I live in a state where Everclear 190 proof is easy to come by. Ordering online sounds like more trouble than it's worth anyway. Easy for me to say, I know, since I can get it easily.

A word of warning...if ordering online don't get laboratory grade ethyl alcohol. It is denatured with 5% methanol, and is quite poisonous, although not all vendors state this specifically.

There seems to be some confusion about the "proof" system. Many of you already know this, I'm sure, but for those who don't the proof system (as defined in the US, anyway) is a number representing 2x the percentage of alcohol by volume. So 190 proof vodka is 95% alcohol by volume. The more common 80 proof vodka is 40% alcohol by volume, etc.

TT33