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Sorry, Duncan ... I can't afford to import vintage tap-water from New York

MichaelG.

A similar UK test many tears ago scored Welsh tap water highest.

Neil

Ordinary tap water is legally spring water if it comes from a groundwater source and meets drinkability standards.

I think it is possible to fill 'spring water' bottles directly from the water main in some parts of the country.

Mineral water has to have special certification.

Neil

I live near a natural spring, My MIL also uses it for Her water. Down the road it is used for brewing beer and bottled water. The beer is sold locally and gets big raves. The water is shipped out and probably sold where no one knows about where it comes from. Other bottled water does indeed come from other places city water. They are shipping city water to Us from 90 miles away. We have no problems supplying Our own city water.

When posted on to Harriers a rite of passage was to drink a glass of the de-ionised water used for injection into the engine when hovering. It might have just been water but you'd spend the day in the toilet.

The water out of my taps comes from Birmingham! Sometimes the smell of chlorine is almost overpowering.

JA

Not may people seem to survive serious drowning, so it must a SERIOUS risk to life.

water is safe if drunk in accordance with the safety instructions, and in the right spirit, I am told.

Howard

Many people in Australia outside of the cities use collected rainwater as their only source of water for drinking washing etc. Where I live, we do have mains supply but I collect rainwater for use on the veggie patch and in my home brewing. Not sure whether it affects the taste of the beer as I have never tried brewing from the horribly chlorinated and fluoridated stuff that comes through the mains.

Chas

Whisky?

I drink it neat.

Edited By JA on 29/07/2019 23:36:49

I like the story in Adam Kay's book 'This is going to hurt' - about the common garden plant so dangerous that to even just sit under it for 10 minutes can be fatal!

The plant - a water lily of course

I seem to remember being told that water has killed more people than anything else.

Roy

Even neat whiskey contains a lot of water. 70% proof (the old unit for strength) was related to the navy rum ration -which was tested by the crew by seeing if it would burn. If it did, that was “100% proof” that the bulk supply had not been diluted with water. Less than that and the key-holder to the stores likely walked the plank! On that scale pure alcohol was “200% proof”. We now use ABV (Alcohol By Volume) as the measure of alcohol in a drink. Most whisky is 37.5% ABV?

I have a bottle +1/2 of Highland Park 100% proof, excellent spirit.

Probably excellent - for some. You can clearly check that it is 100% Proof by testing if it will burn in the glass.

I believe the later proof system changed to pure alcohol being 180% Proof, but not totally sure on that.

Most spirits on sale will not burn from the glass - could be dangerous as alcohol burns with a colourless flame.

The usual safety precaution, by those who home distill alcohol, is a container of water at the ready to flood the floor in the event of a spillage and fire. Once diluted below the ‘burn point’, the fire will be extinguished - as long as nothing else has already ignited