Does anyone else get a bad vibe from this product? I can see a product like this being approved by the FDA causing a lot of havoc at sports venues and schools (and other venue which may not allow the consumption of alcohol).
I have read that this 'Palcohol' can be snorted.
What about drink spiking? Discreet boosting of alcohol content to unsuspecting people. "I didn't spike her drink, she was just blackout drunk..."

I really dislike where this is going. What are the implications of this on society?

I imagine this stuff will likely get banned pretty quickly. Judging by the manner in which many people abuse regular alcohol, I would bet people are going to go nuts with this stuff.

The website explicitly states that yes, it could be snorted and it would work too. But the product is made at such a low concentration that one would have to snort a TON of powder in order to feel any effect. The company seems to be planning to add bulking agents for exactly this reason. Personally, I'll be more interested to see the reports that start popping up once people start trying to plug this stuff...

I'm also interested to know if thee alternative methods of ingestion would perhaps bypass an alcohol breathalyzer test?

I'm also interested to know if thee alternative methods of ingestion would perhaps bypass an alcohol breathalyzer test?

I can't believe a company would support that method of ingestion. Rather reckless really...

11. Can I snort it? We have seen comments about goofballs wanting to snort it. Don't do it! It is not a responsible or smart way to use the product. To take precautions against this action, we've added volume to the powder so it would take more than a half of a cup of powder to get the equivalent of one drink up your nose. You would feel a lot of pain for very little gain. Just use it the right way.

I really do pray it is banned quickly.

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Sounds like fun

I hear you. To be honest,i find that alcohol bashing a bit weird. Like some sort of weird jealousy that it is legal. Or anger because it is hypocritical to allow alcohol and make other drugs illegal. I do think alcohol is massivly overrated, but it always kind of depends on the context.

Why not just have a nice, cold beer and chill out. Or do it Traveler Style, with a quarter tab LSD. Highly recommended.

The only way to make unadulterated alcohol into a powder would be to freeze it solid. The temperature required to do that would destroy your tongue when you ate it though, not to mention certain other logistical concerns. The trick, therefore, is to start with a highly sorbent powder as a base, and add alcohol to it -- just enough so that the alcohol is fully soaked up, but the powder remains powdery.

The best easily obtainable powder I've found for this purpose is a specially modified starch, a maltodextrin made from tapioca and sold under the name N-Zorbit M. Each granule of this light, fluffy starch has a micro-fuzzy texture that gives it a great deal of surface area so it adsorbs liquids very well. It's popularly used in high-tech cooking to soak up fats, for instance in the "olive oil powder" recipe that appears in Modernist Cuisine. But it can also soak up alcohol pretty well.

It used to be hard to find in reasonable quantities for home use, but now you can buy it affordably from suppliers like Modernist Pantry or WillPowder. There's plenty of other maltodextrin out there, but those won't work for this purpose -- N-Zorbit is the one you want. (Other starch derivatives, such as cyclodextrins, would probably be even better for this task than maltodextrin, but those aren't as easy to find. Yet.)

1. Weigh out 100 grams of N-Zorbit into a mixing bowl. Because the powder is so fluffy and light, this will be a sizeable mound.

2. While whisking steadily, drizzle in 30 grams of high-proof spirit. I use Lemon Hart 151-proof rum. After you've stirred it in completely, the powder should be dry, but somewhat chunky. If it's still moist, sprinkle in a little more N-Zorbit.

3. Sift the dry liquor through a fine sieve to break up the chunks and make a nice powder. If you're making a larger batch, you can do it in a blender and step 3 won't be necessary.

Voila! You've got powdered booze. You can stir it into water or another mixer to taste, to make a delicious sippable; sprinkle it on food (rum powder is great on desserts); or just lick a little bit of powder off your finger for the novelty. Be careful: it's highly flammable! Don't get it anywhere near a flame.

You may be able to use a lower-proof spirit, but that will require significantly more N-Zorbit to soak it up. And the more powder you add, the more weakly the flavor of the spirit will come through. On the other hand, if you have access to 190-proof neutral grain spirit, you can make a very strong powdered booze indeed.

I don't know if this is similar to Palcohol's secret method, which (according to the leaked label above) has close to a 1:1 ratio of alcohol to non-alcohol content by weight. But I look forward to trying their product when it's ready!

I'm pretty sure those breathalyzer tests are based on blood alcohol content, so no matter which way it goes in, it should come out your breath much the same I imagine. Less people would probably smell it on your breath though.