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Scotland Creates World's Strongest Vodka

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Scotland is already home to the world's strongest beer but now it can also claim the world's strongest vodka. Pincer Shanghai Strength was created by the Scottish distiller Pincer for the Chinese export market. It is 88.8 percent ABV (lifting it over Balkan 176, the formerly world's strongest vodka which is at 80 percent). Eights are considered lucky numbers by the Chinese. The vodka comes packaged in a black and gold bottle and priced at £85. The regular Pincer, shown at right, is made of grain and Scottish mountain water with botanical extracts of milk thistle and wild elderflower. It is distilled to 38 percent alcohol by volume.

The Scotsman reports that Scotland also holds the title for the world's strongest gin, Blackwood Vintage Dry Gin 60, which is 60 ABV and the world's strongest whisky, Bruichladdich X4, which, at 91.2 percent and still maturing at the Islay distillery.

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