Everclear - hard core vodka - college drunkfest pick
Written: Feb 20 '03 (Updated Jun 02 '03)
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Pros: Cheap.
Cons: Strong.
The Bottom Line: You can host an entire party on one bottle. You may not feel so good the next day though.
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| CyndiA's Full Review: Everclear Vodka |
When I turned 21, my college buddies decided to throw a PJ party. That’s not a sleepover if anyone is wondering. PJ is a 60s era drink (retro when I was hitting the age of majority), and it’s been called a number of things over the years. The PJ original name was for Purple Jesus. How that came about, I have no idea. Basically, it’s a high test Kool-aid based (generally grape) punch mixed up in a clean trashcan and makes for a cheap and powerful drunkfest.
The spirit of choice when mixing up any of the jungle juices is Everclear. Any Vodka will do, since they’re all clear and fairly odorless and tasteless. The beauty of Everclear is that it is strong. The proofs vary, but Everclear is stout. Around here, they sold the 190 proof (not sure on that now). I’ve seen listings for 151 (but I associate that with Bacardi rum). Divide that proof in half to get the percentage of alcohol to mixer (190 divide by 2). You’re talking 95 percent pure alcohol with Everclear. For comparison, most vodkas run 80 proof or 40 percent alcohol. This is more than double the typical bottle.
Since it was my birthday, my buddies sprang for fruit too. They got apples, oranges, and cherries and soaked those overnight in Everclear. This makes the punch a little more like Sangria though without the bubbles with the fruit based Mexican mix. Other fruit options, which my buddies came up with included putting a hole in, a watermelon and filling it with as much Everclear as they could pour in and then putting the rind cork back in. I thought they ruined the watermelon, but a lot of folks enjoyed the melon kicker.
Since I was in on the night-before mixing, I got the smell of Everclear in my nose. While people will tell that it is odorless, it does have a light sweet smell that can be detected by some people. The smell is a lot like corn liquor from the mountains—better known as corn squeezings. I can smell that too and could probably be a revenuer if I ever needed a job. I’d just as soon not get shot though, so I think I’ll stick to teaching.
The toxic trashcan sat overnight, and then we dumped a couple of bags of ice and the fruit in before the party. This runs about 10 gallons of drink with Kool-Aid, 2 bottles of Everclear, and fruit topping it off. Actually the taste is better with Hawaiian Punch, and the red is better than the grape. It can be a mix, but don’t put too many different punch or juice colors in or you have brown drink, which looks really bad and makes the fruit look awful. Think back to some of the awful Easter eggs you colored when dipping in too many cups of colors.
Since it was my birthday, I didn’t run the drink table. Usually, I did that and kind of watched out for everyone. Instead, my buddies kept grabbing my cup and topping it up even though I didn’t finish it at any point.
“This is too strong,” I’d say.
My roomie knew that I could smell Everclear, and she told me that I just had the smell in my nose. Actually, some of the guys brought an extra bottle of Everclear and were putting the straight stuff in my cup with the punch. It’s hard to gauge, since it has very little taste. Straight up, it just burns. And, if you light a match in front of the bottle, it becomes a flamethrower. I was feeling the burn . . . or I thought I did.
After 2 cups (hard to say since they kept putting more in), I felt sleepy. I’m a sipper and take things slow. I know I get tired if I drink hard stuff. I prefer beer or to mix my own, so I know how much I’m getting. Most restaurants go really light, so no problem there. Parties can be a different story.
Usually, I’m a great host. I man the drink table and that works out.
On my 21st birthday, I decided to take a nice hot bath and go to bed at 9pm. That would not have been such a big problem, but we only had one bathroom. I made a big old bubble bath and locked the door. All my buddies were outside the door wanting in to use the bathroom. Too bad. It was my birthday, and it was my bathroom.
After a half hour or so, one of my closest buddies talked me into coming out of the bathroom decked out in my PJs and robe and whisked me off to her place. I crawled in her bed and had a great sleep while the party continued on. She went back to make sure that the no one burned the place down or anything.
The next day, I felt just fine. The other party people did not feel so great especially when they tried to get the grape Kool-Aid stains off the counters. Clorox is about the only thing that will take that up, and it takes a couple of weeks to get the last ghost stains off.
Students now use Everclear for Jell-O shooters. Three cups of water to one cup of Everclear and let that set up in the freezer. Use 2 packs of flavored Jell-O and 2 packs of unflavored melted in the 3 cups water close to boiling to melt the flavor crystals. Lower test Vodka works fine too and is not so potent.
I think I’ll pass on the Jell-O stuff. In fact, I pass on Everclear in general. It’s really too strong especially when someone puts extra in your cup. Now, I man my own cup so I don’t end up sleeping through the party. I love to sleep, but I would not do that on my 21st birthday normally.
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If you are in a "party" mood, then you may like Jack Daniels. Review at: http://www.epinions.com/content_30855696004
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