Vodka and ice will have the same temperature if stored in the same freezer. But unlike water, vodka will not freeze.
Posted 05.07.2002 at 5:41 pm
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I've been told that vodka will get colder than ice if stored in the freezer. Is that true?
James Robertson
London, England
Vodka and ice will have the same temperature if stored in the same freezer. But unlike water, vodka will not freeze. Vodka contains a high percentage of ethanol, which has a freezing point of minus 117
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