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Re:Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of C... by supernova87a on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:24AM (#24670750)
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.

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Re:Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of C... by jiggawatts on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:29AM (#24670780)
You're almost certainly smelling the denaturing agent in the alcohol, the vast majority of commercial sources add something to it, even for "technical" grades.
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