Dutch Students Develop 'Booz2Go' Alcohol Powder

Dutch students have developed powdered alcohol which, they say, can also be sold legally to minors.

They've appropriately named their innovation 'Booz2Go', which they say will be available in 20-gram packets that will cost around $1-$2 (1-1.5 euros).

"We are aiming for the youth market. They are really more into it because you can compare it with Bacardi-mixed drinks," 20-year-old Harm van Elderen said.

Elderen says just add water and you have a bubbly, lime-coloured and flavoured drink with just 3 percent alcohol content.

Van Elderen and four classmates at Helicon Vocational Institute came up with the idea as part of their final-year project.

"Because the alcohol is not in liquid form, we can sell it to people below 16," said project member Martyn van Nierop. The legal age for drinking alcohol and smoking is 16 in the Netherlands.

The students say a number of companies are interested in their powder.

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