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I understand that US regulations decree the use of neutral alcohol of 95% purity. So do EU regulations But I am curious to know whether this is a UNIVERSAL custom? And do you mean to tell me that, that 5% water + congeners can actually be the difference in body and palate between different brands of Vodka? (difficult to believe)

Ah ha !No I understand the key difference between the US definition and the EU definition of gin In the EU definition, they specify neutral spirit (ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin) for producing compounded gins and distilled gin