I saw recently several youtube methods of removing the water from alcohol. They simply added salt then decanted. Salt attracts water. If you can find some cheap high proof alcohol you can make it higher with this method. There is also a freezing method for removing water. Salting https://youtu.be/I5wuMGNsdHk https://youtu.be/1SS3-D-Aqr4 Freezing https://youtu.be/4UbnHw0qIzo
An expensive alternative is to buy legal moonshine. I don't know if you can do that in CA but in NY you can. Oddly enough it must be sold in mason jars. A farmer at work made it. I have no idea of how you would find them though. I tried searching this and apparently your not allowed to drink alcohol in CA. unless its watered down. Still you could get your own license to distill if the need is this high. A state license is legal.