Charcoal is one of the best filtration agents known to man. It is used in environments ranging from chemical and biological protective suits used in military applications, right down to the water filter in your rerfrigerator. It is the latter application that has enticed me. My goal is to determine whether or not one can buy a 1.75 liter bottle of vodka for 10 dollars, and turn it from an ugly duckling into a swan, or a Grey Goose as it were. This weekend phase 1 of the testing was completed, consisting of tasting the vodka before filtration. Several results were achieved, including but not limited to:
All 4 taste testers noted the vodka smelled like rubbing alcohol, and had a texture reminiscent of sand.
None of the 4 taste testers preferred the cheap vodka over the available bottle of vanilla Smirnoff, which isnt exactly quality vodka itself
Taste tester #1, (Me) was the only one to find an acceptable application of the vodka, creating a drink conisting of 1 part vodka, 2 parts sunny d, and a splash of Bacardi Hurricane to turn it green. Drink was loved by all, taste tester #1 declared a hero.
Taste tester #2 vomited in taste tester #1s sink. Later investigation concluded that the vomit was not due to the super drink, but the fact that tester #2 was too lazy to make the drink and was drinking the sand/vodka straight, albeit at a similar rate to that of the other taste testers intake of vodka.
Taste testers #2 and #4 awoke the next morning with hangovers. One alleged cause of hangovers is impurities and unnecessary chemicals in the alcohol consumed. Filtration of said alcohol may prove to reduce hangovers.
Testing is currently in phase 2. A brita filter has been acquired for 5 dollars (the point of this is to be cheap, and paying 30 bucks for a new filter is just shooting myself in the foot), and the vodka is being filtered multiple times before the resumption of intake occurs. Timeline for phase 3 is TBD, as I recieved food poisoning yesterday from the local dining facility and am currently in no condition to "conduct scientific research".
Ultimately, it is my aim with this experiment to achieve several things. First, I hope to have a successful way to make cheap, good, and plentiful vodka. This will, I hypothesize, lead to a stronger domestic economy. People who learn from this experiment will not only have more money to spend on things besides vodka, but the commonly found cheap vodka is often American made, as opposed to the Frenchie Grey Goose stuff. Also, should filtration prove effective in reducing or minimizing hangover symptoms, worker productivity nationwide will no doubt rise as well. And so I hereby declare this experiment officially For the Good of The Nation
All 4 taste testers noted the vodka smelled like rubbing alcohol, and had a texture reminiscent of sand.
None of the 4 taste testers preferred the cheap vodka over the available bottle of vanilla Smirnoff, which isnt exactly quality vodka itself
Taste tester #1, (Me) was the only one to find an acceptable application of the vodka, creating a drink conisting of 1 part vodka, 2 parts sunny d, and a splash of Bacardi Hurricane to turn it green. Drink was loved by all, taste tester #1 declared a hero.
Taste tester #2 vomited in taste tester #1s sink. Later investigation concluded that the vomit was not due to the super drink, but the fact that tester #2 was too lazy to make the drink and was drinking the sand/vodka straight, albeit at a similar rate to that of the other taste testers intake of vodka.
Taste testers #2 and #4 awoke the next morning with hangovers. One alleged cause of hangovers is impurities and unnecessary chemicals in the alcohol consumed. Filtration of said alcohol may prove to reduce hangovers.
Testing is currently in phase 2. A brita filter has been acquired for 5 dollars (the point of this is to be cheap, and paying 30 bucks for a new filter is just shooting myself in the foot), and the vodka is being filtered multiple times before the resumption of intake occurs. Timeline for phase 3 is TBD, as I recieved food poisoning yesterday from the local dining facility and am currently in no condition to "conduct scientific research".
Ultimately, it is my aim with this experiment to achieve several things. First, I hope to have a successful way to make cheap, good, and plentiful vodka. This will, I hypothesize, lead to a stronger domestic economy. People who learn from this experiment will not only have more money to spend on things besides vodka, but the commonly found cheap vodka is often American made, as opposed to the Frenchie Grey Goose stuff. Also, should filtration prove effective in reducing or minimizing hangover symptoms, worker productivity nationwide will no doubt rise as well. And so I hereby declare this experiment officially For the Good of The Nation
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