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>Gee, and I thought that brandy (made from grapes/wine or other
>fermented fruit juices) and rum (made from sugar cane) were safe ;-)
 
The chemist I spoke to said that you have no way of knowing what other
ingredients are in alcolohic beverages, especially those that are made and
bottled outside of this country.  He felt that quality control was poor
and/or contamination was likely.
 
Gary Roberts
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