# What to do with a flask of Everclear? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 22, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976 "2009-04-22T14:55:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/21 "2009-04-22T20:43:34Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Do **NOT** drink straight. Been there. Done that. puked on the t-shirt. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/22 "2009-04-22T20:54:19Z")
My roommateā€™s dad in college was a non-recovering alcoholic, his advice was very simple: Donā€™t fuck with Everclear. Probably good advice regardless of your interpretation. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/23 "2009-04-22T20:57:05Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Everclear is the base for a Purple Jesus, but I think youā€™ll need more than a single flask. Iā€™m pretty sure you need a handful of microdot to toss into that punch, too. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/24 "2009-04-22T21:04:56Z")
You donā€™t have to drink it, you could [eat it instead](http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Jello-Shots). ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/25 "2009-04-22T21:07:05Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Do **NOT** drink straight. Oopsā€¦ Suddenly, a lot is explained! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/26 "2009-04-22T21:31:40Z")
Are you people kidding? Get a cocktail shaker, ice, some pineapple juice (excellent cutter), a dash of Angostura bitters, and enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Rack-a-Bones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/27 "2009-04-22T23:10:20Z")
> [@malkavia](#): > > We poured some into a jar of marischino cherries when I was 20 or so. We found the jar again when I was 22ā€¦ and my roommates ate them. AAUUGH. :eek: My local pub used to do this and charge $3.00 for a shot of the juice with two cherries in it. Pretty damn awful and they were generally ordered on a dare or when another shot of anything was probably already a Very Bad Idea. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/28 "2009-04-22T23:17:11Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Are you people kidding? They have to be. Everclear is fine as a mixer. Use with anything youā€™d normally mix with vodka and halve the amount of alcohol/double the amount of mix. Thatā€™s it. Itā€™s not that scary. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/29 "2009-04-22T23:21:50Z")
Jello shots? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/30 "2009-04-22T23:36:21Z")
> [@Madd\_Maxx](#): > > Go buy a whole watermelon. Cut a smallish round hole in the top of the watermelon. Slowly pour the Everclear into the hole in the watermelon. Let it marinate a bit. Cut watermelon into pieces. Share and enjoy. This sounds interesting. How long do you marinate? Whatā€™s the end result? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/31 "2009-04-22T23:51:25Z")
Iā€™ve heard you can use it in lieu of gasoline, in a pinch. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/32 "2009-04-23T00:33:01Z")
> [@KRM](#): > > My roommateā€™s dad in college was a non-recovering alcoholic, his advice was very simple: Donā€™t fuck with Everclear. Probably good advice regardless of your interpretation. BINGO! I grew up with some hard drinkinā€™ high schoolers, and no matter what your social class or physical attributes, we all knew this to be true. Donā€™t fuck with Everclear. ā€¦unless youā€™re getting back at that dickhead who slept with your girlfriend. Or said girlfriend. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/33 "2009-04-23T01:00:16Z")
Back in college there was one of my buddies that simply didnā€™t drink much. His tolerance was horrible (he was asian, got the ā€œasian flushā€ after like a single beer). Plus he didnā€™t much like the taste of alcohol. Heā€™d usually have maybe 1 light beer or a girly drink, then babysit us drunks. One night we were in possession of a bottle of everclear. Like fools, we decided to take a shot each. Horrible, horrible, horrible. I was already pretty hazy by that time and was drinking rum like water, but man that shot stung. All of us were sputtering and hacking from the burn. Except no-alcohol buddy, who was completely sober. He took a shot with the rest of us. Held it in his mouth for a moment, swallowed, gave a pleased little ā€œhm!ā€ and announced ā€œthatā€™s not bad, actually.ā€ :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/34 "2009-04-23T02:26:54Z")
That is caused by the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol\_dehydrogenase](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_dehydrogenase) Either to the presence of, or the lack of, Iā€™m not sure. I have had several Asian friends who have expereinced the ā€œflushā€, and it is usually quite funny. Unless it gets serious, like stop-breathing serious. PS: IANAD, yadda yadda yadda. ---
**Author:** ![aaslatten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/35 "2009-04-23T05:47:56Z")
When I was a teenager with bad acne, my mother took me to a dermatologist who, among other things, told me to rub my face with Everclear. Seriously. Iā€™m still not sure why it was considered better than regular old rubbing alcohol, but it felt warm on the face and I got a slight intoxicating effect just from the smell. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/36 "2009-04-23T06:29:41Z")
I donā€™t recall the proportions, but my late grandfather used to carmelize sugar and then mix it with Everclear, water and cream for a cordial. A bit sweet, but good as dessert. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/37 "2009-04-23T12:27:46Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > Thereā€™s a lot more to vodka than water and alcohol. Itā€™d be about 95-98 proof, anyway. Well I wouldnā€™t say thereā€™s a _lot_ more. Thereā€™s very little more, really. ---
**Author:** ![Tabula\_Rasa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@Tabula\_Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabula_Rasa)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/38 "2009-04-23T19:49:14Z")
Pour over epsom salts in a sturdy pan that doesnā€™t hold any sentimental value for you, ignite, walk from room to room cleansing your dwelling (especially all doors and windows) of evil spirits, demons, and bad thoughts. Works better than sage, according to my aunt. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/39 "2009-04-24T13:45:54Z")
Throw some pot into it, shake it daily for a month or so, then poof you have Green Dragon. A shot will get you drunk and stoned! Fun for the whole family! ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976/40 "2009-04-24T14:18:53Z")
> [@Madd\_Maxx](#): > > Go buy a whole watermelon. Cut a smallish round hole in the top of the watermelon. Slowly pour the Everclear into the hole in the watermelon. Let it marinate a bit. Cut watermelon into pieces. Share and enjoy. How slowly? I tried this once (with vodka) and the vodka just would not sink into the melon, it just sat on top. We ended up cutting the watermelon up and just soaking it in the vodka that way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-flask-of-everclear/493976.md?page=1)