Post #315277 by The Gnomon on Wed, Jun 27, 2007 12:13 PM

Wray & Nephew White Overproof is great for soaking fruit, but it has a kind of kerosene character about it.

Whatever you do, though, you should use an overproof. In college we used to use grain alcohol, which is pretty nasty, but it does penetrate fruit better than anything else. It should at 190°. Rum tastes ever so much better.

151s penetrate better than W&N WOP, which is only 125.6°, but does the trick quite well. It helps to have in advance an appreciation for its kerosene overtones.