I joined this forum just because of this question. The only liquor Ive drank for the past 8 months is vodka, and I definitely drink alot of it (*At least a handle of Svedka/Absolute every 5 days for 8 months).. Svedka at home.. and Absolute(vodka tonic) at the bar. When I drink vodka.. Here are the effects if I am at home.
1–2 shots. almost like a caffeine high
3 shots. calm and relaxed
4–6 shots. I laugh at almost everything (When im out with friends and having fun) otherwise i started to get slanted eyes as if I were high.
7–10 shots. I start to feel tired but also feel the need to talk to people (ie: turn off the lights and talk on facebook if im home) if out Im slurring my words and hanging out with everybody
11–15 shots: Light starts to bother my eyes. Laptop gets puts away. America’s Funniest Home Videos now become funny instead of lame. (If im out im wandering the bar/club looking for someone I know)
16–18+ shots.. I get so tired I talk to myself and eventually pass out. The bed is as comfortable as the floor. If im at a bar Im leaning on the bar, looking from side to side for someone I know.)
19+ shots…At a bar, try to walk home, wait for a friend to help me, sit in a corner, or pass out in a bathroom.
Recently within the last 2 days I got reintroduced to rum.
TOTALLY DIFFERENT FEELING
3 shots. I feel drunk and tired.
5 shots. I mumble and make no sense. If I try to act sober I find myself slurring my words and acting awkward. I get nervous and dont want to be around people. I feel like Im under 21 again experimenting with alcohol for the first time.
7 shots. I just want to go to sleep. If i was younger I’de just be drunk like everybody else but 7 shots of vodka felt nothing like this. I just want to lie in by bed with the lights off and go to sleep.
Vodka always made me happy and ready to party. Rum now makes me drunk, quiet and nervous. I find it hard to believe like alot of people had said before my post, that it is the state of mind that contributes to how you react to the liquor, and that alcohol is alcohol.
Different liquors do different things, yes the alcohol may be the same. I used 80 proof of both vodka and rum, and the effects were significantly different.