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  • It can but the freezing point of alcohol is below zero celcius and so a fridge is not cold enough.
  • It is the alcohol content. And it can freeze just like anything....it's all a matter of hitting the right temp!
  • It *can* freeze. 1) One of the main components of liquor, ethyl alcohol, has a freezing point of (-114 °C/-173 °F) Here the description of the process of freeze distillation, which was used in the past to obtain beverages with higher alcohol content: "Freezing in this scenario would begin at a temperature significantly below 0 °C. The first material to freeze would not be water, but a dilute solution of alcohol in water. The liquid left behind would be richer in alcohol, and as a consequence, further freezing would take place at progressively lower temperatures, and the frozen material, while always poorer in alcohol than the (increasingly rich) liquid, would become progressively richer in alcohol. Further stages of removing frozen material and waiting for more freezing will come to nought once the liquid uniformly cools to the temperature of whatever is cooling it. If progressively colder temperatures are available, the frozen material will contain progressively larger concentrations of alcohol, and the fraction of the original alcohol removed with the solid material will increase." Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeze_distillation Information about distillation history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled_beverage#Distillation_history 2) Comparatively, here are the ranges of temperature used in a refrigerator or a freezer: "Some refrigerators are now divided into four zones to store different types of food: -18 °C (0 °F) (freezer) 0 °C (32 °F) (meats) 5 °C (40 °F) (refrigerator) 10 °C (50 °F) (vegetables) " Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freezer So you could not freeze liquor in your freezer.
  • It can, just not in your home freezer as the temperature is not low enough. The alcohol content of the liquor has a lower freezing point than water, thus the total beverage has its freezing point lowered.

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