"Ethyl alcohols will kill viruses ... "For disinfection, alcohol solutions that have at least 70% alcohol, as well as most common EPA-registered household disinfectants, should be effective ...

This is why you'll see hand sanitizers such as Purell have a level of 70% ethyl alcohol. Most alcoholic beverages' alcohol content or alcohol by volume (ABV) of ethanol is below 60%, and therefore ...