A friend of mine told me that when he was in the USMC, there was a sergeant (who had a drinking problem) that would take a bottle of after-shave and pour it through several slices of bread in order to get to the alcohol. I also remember reading a magazine article in the mid-1980s about the alcohol-based fuel the Russian military uses. According to the article, most of the fuel produced will never be used as fuel; It is diverted (read "stolen") by soldiers, who then filter it and drink/sell the alcohol.