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That's not totally accurate. Alcohols do have smells, but true, for drinks it's probably not the dominant thing you remember. It's quite obvious how different
by supernova87a 6y ago
That's not totally accurate. Alcohols do have smells, but true, for drinks it's probably not the dominant thing you remember.
It's quite obvious how different ethanol versus isopropyl alcohol versus methanol smell (former chemist) when pure.
- jiggawatts 6y agoYou're almost certainly smelling the denaturing agent in the alcohol, the vast majority of commercial sources add something to it, even for "technical" grades.