Homemade Alcolado

[azrichter]

I love Alcolado.
I can only find it on the East Coast.

After sniffing and sniffing and sniffing this stuff I think that besides water & colorants, Alcolado has 3 ingredients:

alcohol, menthol, and...my best guess...lime essential oil.

Putting a few drops on glass---don't see any residue from any conditioners (I hear they use it as a sort of Caribbean Windex).

Can anyone give me a guideline on how much crystalline menthol to start with in formulating AS?

Has anyone else tried this?

 

[72lbs]

I don't think i've ever tried it...is this the green bottle with the penguin?

 

[malocchio]

figuring the amount of menthol is the easiest part,getting the right kind of alcohol is harder...if you want a really pure scent,you want to stay away from rubbing alcohol or vodka and get some good stuff...perfumers alcohol...add a half teaspoon of pure vegetable glycerin to a quart of perfumers alcohol,then start with half a teaspoon of crystals...it will dissolve rapidly...take a splash,not enough "freeze" ? add more crystal until you get it right....a quarter teaspoon of apricot kernal oil will give more moisturization,and 2-4 drops of lime oil for scent,but lavender, wintergreen,etc. can also be used...want severe freeze? add a quarter teaspoon of pure peppermint oil (not extract)...

 

[azrichter]

I don't think i've ever tried it...is this the green bottle with the penguin?

Yes sir! Clean-smelling, fast evaporating and, well, very cold.

 

[azrichter]

What would be the difference between a low congener-content alcohol like ever clear or skyy and perfumer's alcohol?

My issue with denatured alcohols has always been propanol as a denaturant---I hate the smell of propanol. I'm assuming SD-40B or perfumer's alcohol uses something different

figuring the amount of menthol is the easiest part,getting the right kind of alcohol is harder...if you want a really pure scent,you want to stay away from rubbing alcohol or vodka and get some good stuff...perfumers alcohol...add a half teaspoon of pure vegetable glycerin to a quart of perfumers alcohol,then start with half a teaspoon of crystals...it will dissolve rapidly...take a splash,not enough "freeze" ? add more crystal until you get it right....a quarter teaspoon of apricot kernal oil will give more moisturization,and 2-4 drops of lime oil for scent,but lavender, wintergreen,etc. can also be used...want severe freeze? add a quarter teaspoon of pure peppermint oil (not extract)...

 

[malocchio]

What would be the difference between a low congener-content alcohol like ever clear or skyy and perfumer's alcohol?

My issue with denatured alcohols has always been propanol as a denaturant---I hate the smell of propanol. I'm assuming SD-40B or perfumer's alcohol uses something different

yes..the perfumers alcohol is scent free,even though ,by law,it does contain bitrex...