A process for converting syngas to a mixture of methanol with higher alcohols by reducing the CO/H2 ratio below that required for the usual process for making methanol. The process is operated at 270 to 300ºC, 50 to 100 bar, in the presence of a copper-based catalyst. The name is also a trade name used by Lurgi to denote a mixture of methanol and higher alcohols made by this process, suitable for blending with gasoline to increase its octane number