Powdered alcohol?

[TimT]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/10776056/US-approves-Palcohol-powdered-alcohol-is-on-the-way.html

American drinkers could find themselves sprinkling their favourite beverage rather than pouring it, as powdered alcohol brand 'Palcohol' is now fully approved by the US government.

I didn't even know this was possible.

 

[fletcher]

all i can think of is what will happen when people snort it

 

[StalkingWilbur]

It's going to be a party!

 

[jyo]

This is nuts.

I'm working on a new invention- Instant H20. You just add water.

 

[TimT]

http://fancynotions.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/water.jpg

 

[wynnum1]

How about mixing with one of these

https://medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au/node/302500715

 

[ekul]

Powdered alcohol is not a thing unless its really cold (below the melting point of ethanol).

If its real it would have to be a compound (or a mixture of compounds) that react with water to form ethanol. I would be very suspicious of this unless the ingredients were known.

edited to add~ its totally possible apparently http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_powder

 

[breakbeer]

I once got dared to snort Tequila, let's just say it didn't go well.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

What a load of pish, one would have to be either mad or both to consider using it.
I once read about an English company which brought out a cigarette called Planet, made using cellophane instead of tobacco smelt like a cigarette, looked like a cigarette, smoked like a cigarette, so much so that the government slapped a tax on them like a cigarette.
I think the company was Courtalds, a chemical company, they also produced synthetic meat called Kesp.

 

[Weizguy]

I'm fairly certain that this is an April Fool's joke and there are previous threads on AHB about similar tales.
Current wisdom is here.

 

[GalBrew]

How does that link imply an April Fools prank? Seems more like the TTB have an issue with the label. Powdered alcohol has been around since the 70's. It's not that far fetched.

 

[TimT]

I'm a sucker for April Fools jokes so I'd be easily taken in by a story like this. Date on the article is 19 April - though of course their original source may have been a US site updated on 1 April.

 

[TimT]

Okay, have looked further. It doesn't seem to be a joke...

 

[jyo]

It was on the news the other night. Not a prank.

 

[carniebrew]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-23/powdered-alcohol-concern-as-palcohol-plans-to-sell-in-us/5407090

 

[Toper]

Approval of powdered alcohol, Palcohol, gets reversed by regulators

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Mark Heim | [email protected] By Mark Heim | [email protected]
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on April 22, 2014 at 2:53 AM, updated April 22, 2014 at 3:00 AM




A powdered alcohol has been shelved ... for now.
[SIZE=1em]It was reported "Palcohol," [/SIZE]powdered alcohol that you add to water, [SIZE=1em]was approved by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1em]However, Tom Hogue, a representative for the federal bureau, said in [/SIZE]an email to CNNMoney[SIZE=1em] late Monday that the approval was an error.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1em]In an email message, Palcohol's parent company Lipsmark said "there seemed to be a discrepancy on our fill level, how much powder is in the bag." It said it will resubmit the labels for approval.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1em]On its website, Palcohol says it plans to offer six varieties of powdered alcohol, including vodka, rum and four cocktails — Cosmopolitan, Mojito, Powderita and Lemon Drop. The site says that a package weighs about an ounce and can fit into your pocket. It warns people that the powder should not be snorted.[/SIZE]
According to the report, the Palcohol website originally suggested that consumers bring it into college football stadiums and concerts. It also recommended adding it to food, such as vodka and eggs.
Those descriptions have been taken down, and the company states on its site it was "experimenting with edgy marketing that was not meant to go public."
"As Palcohol is a new product, we have yet to understand its potential of being added to food," the firm said.
Per the site Palcohol.com:

"There was a page visible on this site where we were experimenting with some humorous and edgy verbiage about Palcohol. It was not meant to be our final presentation of Palcohol. Also posted were labels that were incorrect. ...

"For instance, outlets copied some of that old verbiage about taking Palcohol into venues to avoid high drink prices. But what they didn't include in their stories is that we mentioned on that same page, that you should check with the stadiums first to make sure they allow it because Palcohol shouldn't be used illegally.


"Even though the old verbiage was a bit edgy, we clearly stated then, and still remain adamant, that Palcohol should be used in a responsible and legal manner."

[SIZE=1em]According to the site, the product will be available as soon as this fall. [/SIZE]

The powder by itself is about 80 calories per bag and is to be mixed with 5 ounces of water.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/04/approval_of_powdered_alcohol_p.html

 

[rehab]

In NZ there was a write up about them early this year and the schools are up in arms at the fact you can have them in your pocket and mix with water at formals etc.

Then we have had issues with legal highs and no one cares about this **** any more. Can't imagine it tasting any good tbh

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Yeah...back in the good old days of smuggling some passion pop into the formal...

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Makes one wonder how many sniffer dogs would have to be on duty for Big Day Out B)

 

[Parks]

It not so much "powdered alcohol" as it is sugar crystals hydrated with ethanol (by the slim amount of reading I did).