I used to think so too, but apparently not. Ethanol is chemically the same every...

hombre_fatal · 2025-06-20T11:35:44 1750419344

What part of that link backs up your claim?

It's a list of some molecules considered alcohols, not things you'd find in an alcoholic beverage.

lukan · 2025-06-20T12:10:48 1750421448

Granted, I was not happy with that link and am also not so much with this one:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fermentation#Byprodu...

Still, there is the information inside, that not just ethanol gets produced by fermentation, but also other alcohols and the main point was, alcohol is not the same as ethanol.

wizzwizz4 · 2025-06-20T13:24:27 1750425867

Huh. I didn't expect so much methanol to be present in booze! (Methanol is incredibly toxic, but ethanol is an antitoxin, so that explains why wine doesn't kill people.)

dr_dshiv · 2025-06-20T16:25:55 1750436755

That’s the angel’s share — the first bits of distillation you need to throw out.

Edit: I’m wrong! That’s the term for the part that evaporates during aging.

But this article explains what happens to the methanol at distillers and it’s pretty fascinating: https://www.whiskyandwisdom.com/bringing-balance-to-the-fore...