Clear Liquor & Dark Liquor Facts and Myths
MYTH: Clear Liquor is Cheap liquor
Truth: This can ring true sometimes since clear liquor is alcohol in it’s normal state upon distillation and hasn’t been aged, etc. Just because a liquor is clear though doesn’t mean it’s cheap. You must learn to choose your liquors wisely.
MYTH: Switching between the two liquors (clear & dark) will make you more intoxicated faster.
Truth: Alcohol is alcohol regardless of color unless the percentage of alcohol in the liquor is different. If the percentage is the same then both liquors will cause intoxication at the same rate. This rate is called absorbtion and is dictated by various factors.
MYTH: Clear Liquor will get you drunk faster than Dark Liquor
Truth: Alcohol is simply alcohol. What dictates the level of intoxication from alcohol in a person is the absorbtion rate of that person. Absorbtion factors include body weight, amount of alcohol, metabolism, gender, etc.