A typical serving of hard liquor such as vodka, gin, whiskey ... While there are certain types of alcohol that do have more than 60% ABV, they still won't kill germs in your body or help you ...

Think the vodka in your penne alla vodka is gone ... it takes 15 minutes of constant simmering to eliminate just 60% of the alcohol present in a dish—and up to 2 1/2 hours to get rid of 95% ...