Drunk On Lemon Extract?

Question

My friend drinks lemon extracts and others that have 85% alcohol in them... can this get you drunk or be dangerous?

Answer 1

Use full glass of ice1/2oz lemon extract and 1oz vodka and splash of soda.

Answer 2

Lol I guess it could... my friend and I were just discussing this yesterday, I had vanilla extract and it says its preserved in grain alcohol.. so if you drink a couple ounces of that stuff it could get you drunk. I doubt its unsafe b/c its food grade, used for cooking, but would be pretty darn expensive, the vanilla I get is like $10 for 2 oz. Lol

Edit: I'm sure that you could get vanilla for cheaper, I use mine for baking so I get a halfway decent brand... be careful that the vanilla you buy is pure though, and does not contain vanillin (artificial) or especially coumarin, supposedly illegal in the US but in some imitation "Mexican" vanillas and other extracts.

Answer 3

Your not going to feel very good afterwords....

Answer 4

yeah, that would get you drunk.  if you really intended on it, i bet you could have enough of it and not get sick.  

and this is actually one of the cheapest ways i've founded, now that you mention it.  $23 for a 940mL (32oz) bottle, and 83%.  That's like an $18.25 750mL, 83%, or a $8.80 750mL, 40% bottle.

Answer 5

you could in theory but you'd probably get sick first.  Either way it is a bad way to get drunk.  The extract is so concentrated it would be hard on your stomach.