What gets you drunk?

@SquidgyAsh, I haven't been out-and-out drunk since my brother's wedding in 2006, but I have noticed a difference in how "buzzy" (or "pleasantly tittly," as the Scots might say) I feel depending on what I'm drinking. I seldom have more than two or three drams of whisky a few times per week, and I drink it slowly enough that I never get past the "comfortable" point.

I know what you mean about beer. My beer drinking these days is mostly limited to parties and gatherings with friends -- occasions that don't lend themselves to thoughtful whisky nosing and sipping, in other words -- and about four is my limit before I know I should stop (unlike the old days when I could handle a couple of pitchers on my own!). Maybe it's because I drink it faster. I just know that four beers gets me more "sloshy" than four whiskies.

If I drank whisky at the same rate that I drink beer, however, I suspect the outcome would be about the same. But I don't intend to start chugging down drams of the good stuff to find out!

@WhiskyBee I like to take 12 or so whiskies over a few hours, but amusing enough is most of my beers start at 9% and move higher and higher and I'll take them at the same rate, maybe a beer at an hour and a half, but I still notice that I start getting drunk (no other term as much as I try to avoid this) hence I tend to leave it to only 2 beers a night even though it's for work purposes. I mean I can see if I was just chugging beers then yah I'll be drunk just as quick as if I was shooting whisky, but since I don't it's been something that's had me puzzled :D

I feel you though about being able to drink so much in the past though. I remember drinking 2 bottles of vodka when I was 21 and coming to two days later. One reason I limit the alcohol intake anymore...

My theory is that usally with beer the total liquid consumed is much higher then with scotch (assuming you drink it neat ) so the kidney have a harder time processing it so it stays in the body longer

1.4 liter vodka in one night? You should have challenged the Russians in those days ;)

By the way your Aussie beer seems to be really strong. 9% upwards? The good old german beer has approx. 5%. If you drink 4 beer with 10%, thats 200ml pure alcohol. But I know what you mearn, sometimes I can even 1 beer makes me a little dizzy. But I also never drank 12 whiskys in one session, so I might be the false counterpart for this discussion.

@Wills Thanks my friend, problem is I find the 5% boring so I tend to stick with Imperial Stouts and Imperial Russians. Which tend to be at around 9% ABV, but I find even lower percentage abv's such as 5-6% are enough to get me feeling tipsy and feeling like I dont want any more

beers, ill drink 10 pints easy and be walking home just fine. whisky fine again, not even a waver of drunkenness, although its incredibly hard for me to get drunk on whisky as it takes me 2 hours to drink a dram on average (time = more appreciation). however give me anything grape based and i'm hammered after only 1 or 2. cider i'm allergic to, makes me look like i'm having a stroke then i start choking, so realy can't say that i realy could comment on that one.