What REALLY Happens to Alcohol After You Drink It?

What actually happens inside your body after you take a drink of alcohol? 🥃 In this Science Saturday deep dive, we follow ethanol from the first sip through absorption, metabolism, and elimination—and look at the chemistry your body uses to process alcohol. We’ll break down how alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream, why the liver does most of the heavy lifting, and the roles of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), acetaldehyde, and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). We’ll also look at why alcohol affects people differently, what determines how quickly your body can process it, and why you can’t simply “sober up” on command. If you enjoy whiskey but also want to understand the science behind what’s actually in your glass, this one is for you. 🥃 Science Saturday — taking the science behind whiskey and spirits out of the textbook and putting it into the glass. Subscribe to Bourbon Barry for whiskey reviews, whiskey science, history, blind tastings, and unfiltered whiskey perspectives. What whiskey science question should I tackle next? Drop it in the comments. #Whiskey #Bourbon #AlcoholScience #ScienceSaturday #WhiskeyScience