Rectified spirit

The purity of rectified spirit has a practical limit of 97.2% ABV (95.6% by mass)[2] when produced using conventional distillation processes, as a mixture of ethanol and water becomes a minimum-boiling azeotrope at this concentration.

Neutral spirits can be produced from grains, corn, grapes, sugar beets, sugarcane, tubers, or other fermentable materials such as whey.

As a consumer product, it is generally mixed with other beverages, either to create drinks like alcoholic punch or Jello shots or to substitute for other spirits, such as vodka or rum, in cocktails.

[10] It is also used to make home made liqueurs, such as limoncello or Crème de cassis, and in cooking because its high concentration of alcohol acts as a solvent to extract flavors.

prohibited include California,[15] Florida,[18] Hawaii,[15] Maine,[15] Maryland,[15] Massachusetts,[15] Michigan,[15] Minnesota,[19] New Hampshire,[15] Nevada,[20] North Carolina,[21] Pennsylvania,[22] Iowa, and West Virginia.

[22] In Virginia, the purchase of neutral spirits requires a no-cost "Grain Alcohol Permit", issued "strictly for industrial, commercial, culinary or medicinal use".

Bolivia has its own form of rectified spirit made using sugar cane or coca leaves, called cocoroco, which is as high as 96% ABV.