Post #766885 by Jeff Bannow on Mon, Aug 1, 2016 8:36 AM

On 2016-08-01 08:29, AceExplorer wrote:
For comparison purposes, what is the alcohol content of the two brands? That may have an impact on the quality and duration of the burn. I don't know if pure lemon extract (lemon oil?) is too strong to sell undiluted, and that's why they mix it with alcohol. Or maybe the pure (undiluted) extract is impractical because the volume is too small to sell in convenient bottle sizes. Those are two possible reasons.

I just picked up two bottles of lemon extract at Sam's. My local Costco hasn't had lemon extract ever from the 10 or so times I've looked. I finally went to Sam's and found it there.

Side note: I may use a bit of my lemon extract in some food, I have thought about making a lemony aioli for dipping. I'm going to test some new home bar appetizers for my bar nights.

I'm not sure - I've seen notes online that McCormick is 166 proof, but nothing indicating what proof the GFS is. It might very well be lower alcohol, though as you can see in the comparisons the lemon oil definitely plays a part too. The 166 proof McCormick burns better than 190 proof grain alcohol, so there's something else going on there.

I also have never seen it at Costco, but Sam's around me carries it regularly.