Reply to: What's your favourite mixer with spirits?

[SimonMac]

Was in my local back in Leeds (dodgy pub in the middle of an ex council estate, think "The Jockey" from Shameless) and someone ordered a lager in lime, landlady through both of her teeth told them to feck off as they don't do cocktails

[d000hg]

He didn't - he said if you are going to drink spirits then vodka would be the best in terms of hangovers

Yes but it's only one slight twist from the truth

[BoredBloke]

I love the idea of "my doctor told me to drink vodka"!

He didn't - he said if you are going to drink spirits then vodka would be the best in terms of hangovers

[d000hg]

I love the idea of "my doctor told me to drink vodka"!

[BoredBloke]

My wife used to drink whisky and coke but used to suffer from really bad hangovers. Her doctor suggested drinking vodka as it is a more pure form of alcohol - he said that the clearer the liquid the better, in terms of hangovers.

When I drink vodka, I like it with Dr Pepper but you find pubs dont sell that.

On a trip to Krakow a couple of years ago we went to a tiny bar where the barman insisted that we sample many of his vodkas. My wife tends to drink Smirnoff which he was not impressed with. To me they all tasted different, but were all still like some form of petrol. They keep it in the freezer which does make the drink nicer - on the grounds that you can't taste it!

[d000hg]

I keep an emergency fry up in the freezer

That sounds about as revolting as those "breakfast in one tin" affairs.

[Lockhouse]

At home it's usually Margaritas, Bloody Marys or Pink Gins.

Here's one post I did earlier...

[norrahe]

Ahh...

Which is worse when you wake up still p*ssed and then the hangover kicks in mid afternoon.

[NotAllThere]

As in whisky, vodka, gin and so on

Yep. The best mixer with whisky is vodka and gin.

[Cliphead]

You only get the hangover when the blood alcohol levels drop.

Ahh...

[mudskipper]

Wouldn't it be easier to neck a couple of anadin extra, drink a large glass of cold water, and go back to bed for a couple of hours?

I get horrible hangovers. It usually takes a big mac meal to dissipate them - but can only be faced early evening.

[OwlHoot]

I keep an emergency fry up in the freezer in case of hangover these days.

I don't drink much, though (which probably makes it more likely I'll need that fry up when/if I do).

Wouldn't it be easier to neck a couple of anadin extra, drink a large glass of cold water, and go back to bed for a couple of hours?

[OwlHoot]

Neat whisky.
Gin and tonic .
Absinthe and base speed.

WHS - neat whisky & brandy, gin and slimline tonic, although I've stopped the gin as my voice was starting to sound like John Hurt's!

I've been trying a pleasant elderflower Suffolk cider this weekend.

[Gentile]

I keep an emergency fry up in the freezer in case of hangover these days.

I don't drink much, though (which probably makes it more likely I'll need that fry up when/if I do).

[mudskipper]

I haven't had a hangover in 20 years, go figure.

You only get the hangover when the blood alcohol levels drop.