When you drink vodka, why cant you smell it on yourself?

Question

i hate that. i never know if i smell or not until someone tells me

Answer 1

Just another reason why drinking sucks

Answer 2

u get used to the smell of it and u dont notice it. Other people havent been smelling it for a while and notice it.

Answer 3

Glad no one can smell it!!

Answer 4

Well, people can't always smell their own bad breath, or BO, or their own perfume either.  I think the entire smell thing is weird.

Answer 5

you may not be able to smell it but i can smell vodka on someone from ten feet away.

Answer 6

Ahhh what kfaulk said. It is considered the phantom liquor.

It is quite deceiving isn't it. But rest assure, others, especially eh-em, police CAN smell it.

Answer 7

im trying now.....

your right! i cant smell anything!

Answer 8

you're probably tipsy or too drunk

Answer 9

Vodka generally doesn't have a smell to most 'other' people either.  In fact, many alcoholics prefer vodka because they can hide the smell a little more easily.

Answer 10

yes and they also try to take away the hangover from it by taking all the imperiotys out but acholol is a impiority.People who distile vodka try alot of experminet to try to do all these things like tasete,smell,and proof

Answer 11

agree so sometime i go to work smelling of vodka without knowing and drink whenever i go out

Answer 12

Vodka generally doesn't have a smell if it's a good brand. Stolichnaya and Absolut have no smell whatsoever (aside from Absolut's fruit-flavored vodka, those have a tropical scent usually)...

But just about any alcohol, if you're drinking it, your scent and taste senses are very closely linked, so from drinking it for a while, you won't even notice the smell anymore, it'll seem normal; Whereas, anyone who's not adapted to that smell, will notice it instantly.

If you can, get ahold of Stolichnaya vodka instead, or any more recommended brand (which I don't know of any above Stoley's), and just drink it a little bit slower. Or h**l, just make screwdrivers and drink those instead, noone will notice that hardly at all. It just smells like orange juice. xD

Answer 13

Because you get used to the smell.

Answer 14

I'm going to go with this answer:  Because you're drunk.

Answer 15

I can.

Answer 16

Vodka is distilled to be as odorless and neutral-tasting as possible, unlike other spirits which are strong tasting. It's just how it's made. It isn't aged like most spirits either, and it's usually distilled several times and filtered through charcoal filters.

The higher the quality of the Vodka, the less odor and harsh taste it has. If you want to smell like vodka, then just get the really cheap stuff.