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Is it possible to separate alcohol from an alcoholic beverage by freezing the mixture and be left with the unfrozen, nearly pure alcohol.

Ok, I have this bottle of Admiral Nelson rum that I keep in the freezer and when it freezes, only some of it actually turns solid leaving part of the stuff liquid. I am under the assumption that alcohol cannot freeze but I could be wrong about that. So is the stuff that is unfrozen more pure alcohol or is the alcohol to well bound to whatever it is mixed with to separate?
gpt
Yes, traditionally some apple brandies were made this way (by letting hard cider freeze overnight in winter and then pouring off the alcohol). However, in America this actually counts as distilling, and is illegal.