Probably because a- people can tell, and b- you sell more to already drunk people, so getting them drunk sooner is better.

So maybe the answer is water down the shots of your obviously drunk customers.

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dnnddidiej 2 days ago | parent [-]

Ah I didn't realise methanol had the same psychological effect. I thought it was just tasteless poison.

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rkomorn 2 days ago | parent [-]

I've never tasted it but from what I remember from high school chemistry class, it certainly smelled close enough to other alcohols, so I assume it would taste close enough as well.

TBH, I also had to do my own bit of googling because I barely drink alcohol to begin with, but it does look like "at the start", it's not very distinguishable from ethanol in taste and in effect.

	▲	kijin 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		If ethanol and methanol were readily distinguishable by taste, much fewer people would have died or gone blind drinking moonshine. Whatever subtle differences exist between them are probably unnoticeable to people who are already drunk, not to mention drinking cocktails with all sorts of other flavors mixed in.