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Usually the surface of our skin is well below body temperature due to convection and evaporative cooling. Drinking alcohol causes the capillaries at the surface of the skin to dilate, bringing more blood to the surface. Our heat sensing nerves are also in that area, so we feel warmer. This is the same thing that causes people's face to flush when they are drinking.

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