How is grain based alcohol superior to mollases based alcohol for making perfumes.

There is no superiority between the two types of bases mentioned, as the ultimate result is Ethanol, which is also referred to as Ethyl Alcohol, pure alcohol, drinking alcohol, or grain alcohol. It is highly volatile and flammable in its purest form, and is a colourless liquid. Ethanol is made from corn, prunes, sugar cane, grapes, molasses, wheat, barley, beets, apples, potatoes, and a myriad of other carbohydrate origins amongst other things.

The two bases go through the same process for fermentation, which allows the matter to break down. Distillation then follows, which is the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapours. Optional dewatering occurs, before the absolute ethanol results, and the carbohydrate source from whence it came cannot be distinguished from one to the other and its therefore immaterial by this stage, as to which carbohydrate was used, or whether it was a grain or mollases base. The only way of identifying the various sources that were used to create the ethanol, is by means of sensitive equipment that can detect the pollutant parts per million or billion, but this also depends on the the level of purification undertaken. The human tongue or nose however, is unable to detect these contaminants or determine the source of carbohydrate used for manufacturing of the alcohol. The additions of any oils, fragrances and flavorings further contribute to impossibility to detect the source or any pollutants.

Regardless of how the alcohol or ethanol is manufactured, its an important component of perfumes and fragrances, as it permits the fragrance’s release you’re your skin. So, although the bases are not as significant as the end product, which, without the alcohol would defeat the object of wearing perfume as no one else would be able to smell the sensuous aroma, but you.