Just to prove a point.... Does vodka freeze?

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Ok, so I have an expensive bottle of Belvedere vodka and one night I decided to leave it in the freezer.
So the backstory of why I'm asking is because my dad is an alcoholic, and it's gotten to the point where we have to hide our alcohol bottles so he won't drink it all. Well, I left that bottle not even in there for one night, only to find that there are large chunks of ice floating around in it.
Now, I may not be a chemists... But I know that alcohol doesn't freeze, and I've had this bottle in the freezer before and it's never had ice in it.
So we confronted him about it, and suddenly my bottle of vodka will have ice crystals because he searched on the iPad for an article that said that vodka will freeze with ice crystals. So I turn to you Internet, to ask... Will a bottle of Belvedere freeze?

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I don't know about Belvedere, but any vodka I've had does not freeze. I keep my vodka in the freezer because when I use it, it's always mixed with something else cold.
If part of the vodka was replaced with water, then maybe that would make it partially freeze.

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Anonymous · Answer

Belvedere Vodka Proof

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Vodka won't freeze at normal domestic freezer temperatures - but alcohol diluted with water might. The more dilute the higher the freezing temperature.

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Yes, if it is cold enough vodka will freeze

Anonymous · Answer

He drank it and put water in it so you wouldn't notice how much he drank. That's what happened. Vodka doesn't freeze.

PD · Answer

Nobody touched on this yet: Your dad is a alcoholic and you're bringing alcohol into the house? Really? Don't care much about pops, do you? Go out and drink, fine. Not saying you have give up drinking.

RoyS · Answer

Not at home freezer temps. Pure ethanol freezes around -173*F. 80 proof (40% ABV) will not freeze at home freezer temps.

youvgotdave · Answer

No It will not freeze. Plus at room temp added water will appear as an "oil in water" effect. Dead give away.

Linda · Answer

Not in a home freezer..

Stop adding water to cover what you drink Dad..

Just to prove a point.... Does vodka freeze?

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