Why do i feel drunker with tallboys/ seltzer than liquor?

Maybe its just becayse im pacing myself more? But I find i can only drink half of a 4loko/Mike’s hard hard and feel tipsy the entire night. But when I take shots- it feel like im on a Rollercoaster of going from drunk to sober?

I dont necessarily think liquor tastes good, but i like to get drunk with my friends especially during winter parties. I read that carbonated drinks gets you “drunk faster” even though they contain a lower concentration of alcohol- but i literally have to pee every 20 minutes which is why i prefer shots. Maybe I am pacing myself though becayse I understand shots take a bit to kick in and im not trying to puke or blackout.

But ive drank for a few years and it always seems like I can finish a bottle of 35-40% liquor and be fine. But I can only tolerate half of an 12% seltzer?