Liquor - Just add water and
stir. This is how simple it would be to
mix yourself a cocktail if powdered alcohol was allowed for sale at your local
liquor store. You could used it in any
location out of reach of a liquor retailer or when it would otherwise be impractical
– such as on a hiking trail.
Mark Phillips is the
inventor of powdered alcohol and calls it “palcohol”. Palcohol could be sold in one-shot pouches in
varieties like rum or vodka and ready-made cocktails. His company is pushing for federal approval
in the USA, although he has met resistance from those who first want
authorities to determine how safe it actually is. They fear it may be snorted by users, but
Mark says these fears are completely unfounded. "Palcohol is not some super-concentrated
version of alcohol," Phillips said, adding "It's simply one shot of
alcohol in powdered form. Why would
anyone want to spend an hour of pain and misery by snorting . . . to get one
drink in their system when they could just drink a shot and accomplish the same
thing?"
The outcome of the approval
process will be of interest to South Africans, as most of what happens in the
US usually finds its way to the SA market some time later. We can
already see the supporters of sport events perking up at the possibility of
enjoying their favourite drink after passing security and having bought a
bottle of pure spring water (!).
(Article by The Licence Co (LiquorWise Division), sourced from www.pennlive.com)
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