<P> Everclear is a brand name of rectified spirit sold by American company Luxco . It is made from corn and is bottled at 151 - proof (75.5% ABV) and 190 - proof (95% ABV). As of 2015, sale of the latter is prohibited in Alaska, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Washington, North Carolina, New Hampshire, and Minnesota . At least in Maryland, Luxco sells a 189 proof (94.5% ABV) version of Everclear instead of the 190 proof version . </P> <P> Luxco also manufactures Golden Grain Alcohol as the same spirit with a different brand name . A competitor, Gem Clear, is bottled by the Quality Control Distilling Co. in Bardstown, Kentucky using roughly the same formula . </P> <P> Ethanol cannot be concentrated by ordinary distillation to greater than approximately 96% by weight because at that concentration, the vapor has the same ratio of water to alcohol as the liquid, a phenomenon known as azeotropy . The highest concentration of ethanol generally available for human consumption is 190 proof (95% alcohol by volume), which is about 92.4% ethanol by weight . </P> <Ul> <Li> The rock band Everclear takes its name from the spirit . </Li> <Li> The Jerrod Niemann song "For Everclear" and the Roger Creager song "The Everclear Song" both refer to it . </Li> <Li> Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys tells in his song "Ever So Clear" how drinking Everclear resulted in his eye being shot out . </Li> <Li> Everclear is the name of American Music Club's fifth album, released in 1991 . </Li> <Li> Becoming Hyderized in Hyder, Alaska . One receives a certificate for downing a shot of Everclear without pause . </Li> </Ul>

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