I feel like if this would work, it would mean one could inhale vaporized alcohol efficiently enough to get drunk on the vapor alone. And if that were a thing people could do, one would certainly expect it to be familiar from some terrible frat culture shenanigans. ...On the other hand, should be simple enough to get a trial together.
also alcohol would also dry out the airways I bet.
As to why its not been tried recreationally before. Lower proof alcohol beverages don't vaporize as easily. So other methods would probably work better. Although there is stuff like everclear.
Its why distilling has what they call different cuts. That depend on temperature and where in the distillation you are in. A vodka would have very little while a brandy will include cuts that have traces of things for flavour.
[1] suggests that tannins are present in the distillate, but I have not found a tannin that is volatile and [2] names one that isn't in beer
Flavor seems to be added after distillation from what i can see (and is potentially influenced by the volatile impurities)
[0] https://www.compoundchem.com/2016/06/08/vodka/ [1] https://vinepair.com/spirits-101/how-distilling-works/