I’m not a huge drinker. People always talk about getting different kinds of drunk on different kinds of alcohol. To your body, isn’t alcohol just alcohol? Sure, proof would matter, but does your body know the difference beyond that?

Question

I’m not a huge drinker. People always talk about getting different kinds of drunk on different kinds of alcohol. To your body, isn’t alcohol just alcohol? Sure, proof would matter, but does your body know the difference beyond that?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Yes alcohol is alcohol but drinks often have other things in them e.g. some have a higher sugar content than others, which might impact how you feel / react physiologically.

However “mixing drinks” leading to a worse hangover is a myth – it’s just that mixing drinks is correlated to nights when people drink more alcohol in general.