Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Powdered Alcohol Drinks For Sale

I thought this was interesting: Somebody is selling a powdered alcoholic drink mix.

Now, if you are like I am, you immediately think that the only way you are going to find alcohol in a powder form is at some extremely cold temperature. Powdered alcohol is as likely to exist at room temperature as powdered water, right?

Not quite: Apparently, if you can get the alcohol molecule to somehow bind with another molecule (e.g. sugar), it will stay — while not technically a powder in and of itself — in one place, and not float away. Then, when you add water, the sugar dissolves, and the alcohol is released into the liquid.

Although the CNN article says that the drink is a "new discovery", apparently this process has been around for a few decades, and this drink, "SubYou" has been available in Germany for several years now.

I still like the thought of smoking vodka better than a powdered version though.

9 comments:

Matt said...

Hello :p Well, seen as I've been reading your blog for a while I figured I'd ask if we could now swap links. So waddaya say?

Lost Boy

Jil In Pattaya said...

Always interested in Link Swaps Matt... and you've got a nice blog in The Lost Boy.

But it's "HIS name is Jil (with one L) and HE'S in Pattaya." Other than that... thanks for the link. I've got your back.

Franky said...

I think this powdered drink idea will be HUGE. Just think, no more outragously high drink prices at the airport or on the airplane.
Franky: "uh, I will just have water, barkeep."
Yea!

Jil In Pattaya said...

Hmm... didn't think of that. Good point. Really good point.

Anonymous said...

where can i buy vodka ciggerettes

Franky said...

Thanks, I have a few good ideas left in this brain.

Hina said...

Thanks for writing this.

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