No
"Methylated spirit (Meths or denatured alcohol—but not Rubbing alcohol which is different) is ethanol which has been rendered toxic or otherwise undrinkable, and in some cases dyed.
It is used for purposes such as fuel for spirit burners and camping stoves, and as a solvent.
Traditionally, the main additive was 10% methanol, which gave rise to its name, but this is not always the case now.
There are diverse industrial uses for ethanol, and therefore literally hundreds of recipes for denaturing ethanol.
Typical additives are methanol, isopropanol, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, denatonium, and even (uncommonly) aviation gasoline.
As used in the phrase denatured alcohol, denatured means "
a specific property of ethanol, its usefulness as a beverage, is removed".
The ethanol molecule is not denatured in the sense that its chemical structure is altered."
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Booze - that's 40-60% alcohol the most potent 'shine is 75%
you might be able to use the first few pints, which are toxic and undrinkable.
Corey
Correct me if I'm wrong... But isn't brandy, whiskey and vodka consist of denatured Ethyl Alcohol?
If you make up a simple "still" to concentrate a few Liters of a well known Russian brand of vodka that is "filtered through charcoal seven times for purity", or perhaps contact the local "moonshiners" for a pure(undiluted) pint of their finest would be a lot cheaper?
chester