Can you mix an alcoholic drink with glycerin?!

Can you mix an alcoholic drink with glycerin?

I was wondering if I could mix vodka or rum with glycerin and water? Would this be safe?

The Vegetable Glycerine by NOW Foods has a rich oily texture, but is water soluble. Because it is derived entirely from vegetable oil, it is hypoallergenic and safe for all uses. It is pure enough to be taken internally. BUT, there are other not so safe (and practical uses) for glycerin, such as soaps, cosmetics, etc., and these should NEVER be ingested as the glycerin is not pure and will make you ill. It is also used to STOP Diarrhea and to brush your teeth (a glycerin extract of Grapefruit seed) and Use a glycerin-based tincture or a cooled tea with a dose of 12-20 drops of the . . . to the body, is slightly antiseptic and promotes internal secretions.

U.S. scientists have developed a technology designed to convert waste glycerin from biodiesel plants into ethanol, another popular biofuel.

Rice University Assistant Professor Ramon Gonzalez and colleagues identified the metabolic processes and conditions that allow a strain of E. coli to convert glycerin into ethanol.

"It's also very efficient," said Gonzalez. "We estimate the operational costs to be about 40 percent less that those of producing ethanol from corn."

U.S. biodiesel production is at an all-time high, but the industry is also facing a significant problem in how to deal with waste glycerin. One pound of glycerin is produced for every 10 pounds of biodiesel, Gonzalez noted.

The research by Gonzalez, research associate Syed Shams Yazdani and graduate students Yandi Dharmadi and Abhishek Murarka is reported in the journal Current Opinion in Biotechnology.

So it all depends on the quality and type of glycerin were talking about : ) Hope you have a great day.