Vodka: What the Label Has to Mean
US vodka is 27 CFR 5.142, bottled at not less than 40%. Best is not a class. Tito’s official 40%/80/98. No ranking.
US vodka is 27 CFR 5.142, bottled at not less than 40%. Best is not a class. Tito’s official 40%/80/98. No ranking.
No official best peach vodka. Flavor is 5.151. Official Cîroc Peach 35% this project. Other peach SKUs unused — FLAG.
Typical 80-proof vodka can produce ignitable vapor. NIOSH 55°F is ethyl alcohol, not a brand flash point. Not a flaming-shot recipe.
US vodka is ≥40% ABV (80 proof). A 750 mL is about 17 standard drinks. Tito’s, Smirnoff, Absolut, Grey Goose flagships sit on that floor. No fake 2026 price list.
Rum is a sugarcane distillate (27 CFR 5.151). Vodka is a high-proof neutral spirit (5.142). Most US bottles of both are 40% ABV. A 1.5 oz 40% pour is one standard drink.
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Ketel One Original is typically 80 proof (40% ABV). Botanical launched at 30%. A 750 mL Original is about 17 standard drinks.
Some do. 5.151 allows sugar. Liqueur 5.150 needs ≥2.5% sugar by weight. Official brand grams unused except Deep Eddy Lemon 3 g / 1 oz.
No official Grey Goose mixer. Official Grey Goose vodka 40% / 80 proof. Essences are a different 30% SKU.
One 1.5 oz shot of 80-proof vodka equals one 12 oz 5% beer. A 4.2% light lager is 0.84 drinks — about 1.2 cans per shot.