Over the past few years, proof levels have crept ever higher. Forty percent abv (80 proof) might have once been the standard; now, it seems, 45% (90 proof) is the new 40.
Some distillers lean into hazmat as a fiery flex: See bottlings like Corbin Cash's Master Distiller Single Barrel Hazmat 9 Year Rye. These bottles are secured with special high-compression corks.
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