Talk:Rectified spirit

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Thie is not a brand name; this is just a translatable Polish language term, and IMO should be merged into the "neutral grain spirit". We dont have articles, mleko or kapusta kiszona, do we?. mikka (t) 5 July 2005 16:18 (UTC)

While true, it is the common name for a product; we do have an article for Bleach. As to this being an English encyclopedia, I consulted with and tried to follow Wikipolicy on this matter, as it has been my experience "Spirytus" or another name will be used by native English speakers; not "rectified spirit". I believe a partial revert is in order. - RoyBoy ⁸⁰⁰ 6 July 2005 22:48 (UTC)

[edit] Tasteles, odorless??

Seems somebody didn't try real spirits. Sure it is clear, but the smell of pure alcohol is very distinct and quite strong, due to alcohol being quite volatile. As for taste... well, you could call it tasteless as in it leaves your mouth numb and unable to feel any actual taste for the next several minutes. In fact the taste is extremely strong burning, and drinking more pure spirit can result in lasting burns of your mouth and throat similar to chemical burns (that's why usually it's dissolved for consumption). Unless of course mr. Stawski is selling you water as spirits.

Uh in my parish Everclear is fairly hard to come by. Instead we drink this stuff called Diesel by Sazerac Co. It is 190 proof and has a VERY distinct taste and is not ANY different than Everclear. It burns like hell and has a very strong odor. I was reading this and thought..hm..maybe Everclear and Diesel both have extreme impurities. I guess I'm not the only one who thinks the article is wrong...and I'm pretty sure it is. If it were tastless and odorless then its pure 95%+ form would be so popular...so would overdoses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.33.100.87 (talk) 20:35, 14 November 2007 (UTC)