I’m not talking about the Aqua Velva cocktail. I’m talking about a drink that actually has Aqua Velva in it. Is that a thing? Can you even drink Aqua Velva, or is it toxic?
I ask because a local dive bar I frequent has a bottle of it, suspiciously placed in between the rest of their liquor…it’s always puzzled me, and the girl working the bar claims to not know.
Moved to Cafe Society.
Colibri
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Aqua Velva contains alcohol but not the drinking kind. It’s SD Alcohol 40B, which is a denatured alcohol.
Weeeeelll…I don’t know that it’s a good idea, but I’ve done it, sort of. Back in the day, a friend and I used to dare each other to take what we called “rail shooters”, which was where we grabbed everything on the kitchen counter, poured it into a shot glass, and slammed it back. Usually it just resulted in mixed liquor and beer with a few sauces and spices mixed in for good (read: bad) measure, but one night, a bottle of “U” (fake CK One) was sitting out there as well, and I dutifully added it to the mix. I’d report on how it was, but unfortunately I was roughly inebriated enough to drink a cocktail containing cologne, so my recollection from that night is likely not the best of sources. What I can tell you is that I’ve continued breathing lo these eight years since, as best I can tell none the worse for wear.
Anyway, don’t drink bottled fragrance, but I stand as living [del]proof[/del] anecdotal evidence that it probably won’t kill you if you do.
Not toxic, at least not in one-time 3-4 ounce amounts.
When I was about 9, my 2 year old younger brother got into my room and got my big bottle of Aqua Velva (my grandfather used it, so it must be cool!) and drank the whole thing, hardcore wino style.
Mom called Poison Control and the pediatrician, and both said to give him chocolate milk so that his stomach wouldn’t be upset, and that he’d just have to sleep it off, since for all intents and purposes, he was drunk.
Got picked up to go to bowling practice, and there’s my 2 year old brother in the back seat, three sheets to the wind. That was really a bizarre experience, that’s for sure.
There’s something about an Aqua Velva man.
While I agree that one part Aqua Velva in a drink probably isn’t going to kill anyone, I highly doubt there are any legitimate cocktails which use aftershave/perfume/cologne/bay rum, and am nearly certain that it would be illegal for a bar to sell any denatured or isopropyl alcohol for human consumption.
Now a cocktail with both aqua and Velveeta cheese…
His vomit smells good?
{SMALL APPLAUSE} Oh, <b>nicely</b> done! Very nice! {/SMALL APPLAUSE}