The "Tang" of alcohol may arrive soon in a store near you.

 

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved a new product Wednesday called Palcohol. It's a dried form of alcohol that can be mixed with water to create liquid alcohol. Some have compared it to the sugary, orange-flavored powdered drink Tang.

 

What you need to know about powdered alcohol

The "Tang" of alcohol may arrive soon in a store near you.

 

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved a new product Wednesday called Palcohol. It's a dried form of alcohol that can be mixed with water to create liquid alcohol. Some have compared it to the sugary, orange-flavored powdered drink Tang.

 

What you need to know about powdered alcohol

 

Interesting.

 

I wonder how it tastes. And I like the idea of keeping a few packs of powder on hand for that special occasion. And, it sure will make it easier for Bengals games.

One of these days your 3-D printer will whip up your drink of choice.

I predict people will try to snort this stuff.

Remember Palcohol? It Now Has Full Federal Approval

 

Palcohol, a company that produces “just add water” powdered alcohol and cocktails, seemed like a certain bust last year after the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Trade Bureau approved it last April, only to backtrack and reverse its decision a day later.

 

On March 10, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the controversial powdered alcohol the official green light—but that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to purchase the packets of vodka, rum, Cosmopolitan and Margarita–flavored Palcohol anytime soon.

 

Despite federal approval—and Palcohol’s own attempts at debunking criticisms—some states, including Alaska, Delaware, Louisiana, Michigan, and Vermont have preemptively banned Palcohol.

 

The New York Senate also passed a bill last year that intends to ban any form of “powdered or crystalline alcoholic product.” New York Senator Joseph Griffo said in a press release, “There are very serious concerns about the illegal use of powdered alcohol by young people, possibly even bringing it into schools or other events and locations that prohibit alcohol consumption. [...] It could even be sprinkled onto someone’s food or in their drink without the other person’s knowledge.”

 

I guess this would be perfect for the "Prepper" that wants to party after the apocalypse.

 

Seriously what would be the use or need for this?

I can't get my head around powdered alcohol.

How do you get it to become powder? With the low boiling point, the alcohol evaporates quickly.

Is it something else, CH3CH then add water to get to the CH3CH2OH?

I'm thinking something similar to extracting the devils share from the barrel staves...

 

Been quite a while since I've had chemistry, but it sounds scary.