Originally Posted by
ralfp
minis are 50mL... but no. That is unless you are flying to some states, where importing the booze would be against the law.
Are there really states in the US where it is illegal to bring alcohol from another state for personal consumption, either by air or land?
Carrying really strong stuff (flammable) might be illegal under hazmat regs.
Yup. Prior to TSA's idiotic war on liquids, FAA provided relatively sane limitations on what could be carried by passengers. See
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...ersAndCrew.pdf.
The crux of it was (actually still is, but TSA has put stricter stupid rules in place):
alcohol under 24% (i.e., wine, beer, etc.): unrestricted
alcohol 24% - 70%: up to 5L per pax.
alcohol > 70%: prohibited.
So a mini-bottle of 200-proof booze would be prohibited by the FAA, although it's extremely unlikely many TSOs are aware of these regulation. Banning alcohol over 70% makes sense; it's pretty much fuel. (e.g., I burn 90% alcohol in a camping stove.)