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Abstract
Illicit liquor is the kind of alcohol that is manufactured in unlicensed breweries and the samples are analyzed for excise purpose and to check the quality control. Hooch poisoning cases are also encountered in which mostly used liquor is illicit liquor (containing methanol) that leads in large number of fatalities and deaths. The present study aims at the analysis of Illicit Liquor of Himachal Pradesh by color tests and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Samples of illicit liquor were analyzed by performing color tests to check the presence of Ethanol, Methanol, Copper, Iron and Furfural. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy was also performed to check the presence of Alcohol and other harmful components present in illicit liquor.