Dnk -thanks for the link- now if anyone asks about atomic numbers or weights or electrons' valency bands etc., I'll be all primed up. Speakin' of which.....
Calvados!!! [ Apple brandy ]. I have access to a 1944 vintage, laid down as a celebration by a friend's grandpa when a whole bunch of American GIs and Tommies came through here headed East in a hurry. There's still half a tun left, practically pure Ethanol requiring dilution 50-50 [and no naked flames!]
Not to worry about supplies, the old boys are continuing to operate their still and attend to the ancient gnarled cider-apple trees!
Or then there's Cognac; We've made several visits to Old Cognac Town over the last 33 odd years. Hennessey offer the best visit, with a conducted tour of the site to see the processs, a film show, a short boat trip down the Charante river to view the chais, [brandy warehouses]. All free. Martell can be squeezed in later in the day after a good lunch! Unfortunately the spoilsports in the EU at Brussels now ban us [ for safety reasons!!! ] from entering the warehouses themselves. When you could go in, 20 minutes breathing the 'Angels Share',[ the alcohol and fusel-oil vapors, all part of the aging process ], gave you quite a kick! As to taking a tumble off a barstool, it's a well-known fact that alcohol provides an invisible suit of rubber armor - you can fall down stairs and bounce up unscathed. It's sober peeps who break their legs and stuff.
All in the interests of scientific investigation, of course. [Linked Image]

Alan

Wood work but can't!