Originally I posted this to the general discussions on steam in case anyone else could chime in with info and I went about recreating the steps to reproduce it multiple times.
Original thread is here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/435150/discussions/0/2445965890667467383/I will put the information I think is most relevant below:
So I think I've figured it out to the point that I can replicate it everytime.
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https://i.imgur.com/cns9PIZ.jpgAfter these screenshots I attempted it one last time and all I did was make sure I was close to the table with my body blocking the physical location of the potion and I clicked where it would be without using ALT at all.
I think the character position in relation to the potion is what is causing it to use the potion instead of looting it.