Ask a Distiller: What Does it Mean When a Spirit Is ‘Overproof’?

It’s not a secret that spirits can pack a punch. In the United States, in order for something to be labeled as such, it must be bottled at a minimum 40 percent alcohol by volume, but that doesn’t mean every distiller sticks to the category requisite. Gins typically arrive in the 40 to 47 percent ABV range, still-strength tequilas (generally 46 to 55 percent ABV) have been rapidly gaining favor, and whiskeys can arrive bottled-in-bond at 50 percent ABV or at even higher proofs. The article Ask a Distiller: What Does it Mean When a Spirit Is ‘Overproof’? appeared first on VinePair.