The best way to avoid hangovers is to simply have a glass of water between each drink you have. Chugging a Gatorade before you go to bed is also a good idea, as well as taking some ibuprofen
srsly
The main reason you get hangovers is because you piss out all the water and salts in your body as your liver tries to filter out the alcohol you haven't metabolized. This causes dehydration in the same way heavy exercise can, except you're peeing instead of sweating.
The best hangover prevention is to drink water and make sure you eat well or have Gatorade (or some other sports drink) before going to bed. Hell, even eating a bunch of chips is better than nothing because it helps replenish the salt and other stuff you're pissing out between shots.
Also, more on-topic, I've recently been enjoying the occasional Dark 'N' Stormy. Made right, they're oh-so-tasty.
The main reason you get hangovers is because you piss out all the water and salts in your body as your liver tries to filter out the alcohol you haven't metabolized. This causes dehydration in the same way heavy exercise can, except you're peeing instead of sweating.
The best hangover prevention is to drink water and make sure you eat well or have Gatorade (or some other sports drink) before going to bed. Hell, even eating a bunch of chips is better than nothing because it helps replenish the salt and other stuff you're pissing out between shots.
Also, more on-topic, I've recently been enjoying the occasional Dark 'N' Stormy. Made right, they're oh-so-tasty.
And the headache is caused by your brain shrinking due to the water loss. This stretche the connective membranes. So, DRINK WATER!
I was heavily into dirty gin Martinis for the last few years, especially with Martin Miller gin. These days I've moved onto Old Fashioned, preferably bourbon/whiskey (Elijah Craig and Rittenhouse Rye), or with Tequila from time to time (Patron).
I just mix simple sugar syrup with rum and lime or lemon juice. BAM!
DAIQUIRI!
i usually adjust the mixes cause i like like with a nice acidic falvour. SO MUCH LIMON PARA MI!
very partial to the papa doble (hemingway's daquiri), especially in hot weather. squeeze the limes and the grapefruit fresh for best results. i also usually frappe the ice before adding the rest. i tend to scale up this drink to match the juice provided by half a grapefruit.
2 oz white rum
1 oz fresh lime juice
½ oz fresh grapefruit juice
¼ oz maraschino liqueur
1½ to 2 cups shaved ice
Combine in a blender and frappe until the drink is foaming. Serve in a large cocktail glass, champagne saucer, or goblet.
please note that a true hemingway daquiri contains no sugar. while certainly more tart, i find leaving out the sugar/simple really helps the finish stay nice and clean. with frappe ice, the papa doble is unbeatable.
and EQ knows i like a classic margarita with top shelf stuff, can't go wrong with good tequila+cointreau+lime
Oh and FYI to the poster saying you can't get Absinthe in the US, you can now, they just filter out the thujone(from wormwood) that was the banned chemical, apparently.
my booze shelf at the moment has Grey Goose, Cointreau, Bailey's, Patron Silver, Johnny Walker Black, and a couple bottles of some shitty sugary shit I bought to try Grasshoppers on a whim, that I should probably just throw out.
I like to use brown sugar in my Whiskey Sours. I need new whiskey though -- not loving my current one.
my booze shelf at the moment has Grey Goose, Cointreau, Bailey's, Patron Silver, Johnny Walker Black, and a couple bottles of some shitty sugary shit I bought to try Grasshoppers on a whim, that I should probably just throw out.
I like to use brown sugar in my Whiskey Sours. I need new whiskey though -- not loving my current one.
I am also not a huge fan of the Patron.
Try swapping the simple syrup for molasses, if you like the carmel-y brown sugar taste.
This is the stuff we get here, which is pretty cheap:
I seriously hope that the one that's exported out to you guys is different than the one that's sold internally here. Because ours is kinda gross Costs like 3 dollars a bottle.
If you can, try these, I heard they get exported so you might find them:
It's a whole another level. They're not my favorite but they're regarded as the best ones.
Very interested in the kraken rum but it's not available in sweden. Will check with my store if they can import it, you know us swedes... government owned stores and what not.
I know it recently came to the UK and I could order it from there but the delivery cost is the same as the actual bottle so eh no thanks.
Collins glass filled 3/4 with ice
1 shot whiskey, I like Revel Stoke, 90 proof spiced Canadian for this
1/2 shot heavy cream
3 shots rootbeer, I like Virgils, or Sioux City Sarsaparilla
Top with fresh made whipped cream, made from left over heavy cream. If you're going to skip the whipped cream, use a full shot of heavy cream instead.
Me and the girlfriend have a Mojito night once a month. Slowly getting better at making them. Need to buy a crushed ice maker though as its a nightmare to do by hand and a blender just makes snow, so I discovered. Although I did find some crushed ice making bags that you place in the freezer that are pretty good.
Current recipe
Some Limes (cubed into 8ths)
Cane sugar syrup
Fresh Mint
Havana Club rum
crushed ice
Soda water
Place about 4-6 pieces of lime into tall plastic glasses and crush vigorously (I "acquired" some tall plastic glasses from an outdoor cocktail bar, its better for crushing things in, glass might break. If you havent got any, crush things in pestle and mortar and add to glass).
Add a few leafs of Fresh mint - Crush some more
Add a slug of Cane sugar (35ml-ish)
Add crushed Ice to brim of glass.
Add a good slug of Havana club (50ml+).
Mix with a stirrer
Top up with a drop of soda water
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my fav mmm
Cheapest Rum my island has to offer, relatively flavor neutral which is why I like it and some coke and I'm good to go.
No frills, just alcohol. Ice cubes if I'm feeling fancy.
If going to drink a mixed vodka, anything but, like EQ, why waste good vodka on sunny-d?
Sake Bombers (with sapparo beer).
Plum Wine, but i'll be f-'d if I can remember the brand I had last -.-
And other than that, any whiskey or burbon with or without coke. Gotta stick with your roots right?
Though 50/50 Crown Royal + Coke + (a single) Certs mint allowed to dissolve slightly isn't too bad!
ditto
I do think it would be a fun project to go through a list like this - http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabiorex/5363855234/in/set-72157625636900017/ - and try my hand at one or two different mixes each weekend.
Im also partial to a Gin/tonic and long island ice tea's have a way of slanting a night towards the messy side
looks nice I want to try this out.
srsly
The main reason you get hangovers is because you piss out all the water and salts in your body as your liver tries to filter out the alcohol you haven't metabolized. This causes dehydration in the same way heavy exercise can, except you're peeing instead of sweating.
The best hangover prevention is to drink water and make sure you eat well or have Gatorade (or some other sports drink) before going to bed. Hell, even eating a bunch of chips is better than nothing because it helps replenish the salt and other stuff you're pissing out between shots.
Also, more on-topic, I've recently been enjoying the occasional Dark 'N' Stormy. Made right, they're oh-so-tasty.
its like that lime brown shugar and cachaka stuff
but you fill up with coke after drinking it halfway
And the headache is caused by your brain shrinking due to the water loss. This stretche the connective membranes. So, DRINK WATER!
I was heavily into dirty gin Martinis for the last few years, especially with Martin Miller gin. These days I've moved onto Old Fashioned, preferably bourbon/whiskey (Elijah Craig and Rittenhouse Rye), or with Tequila from time to time (Patron).
very partial to the papa doble (hemingway's daquiri), especially in hot weather. squeeze the limes and the grapefruit fresh for best results. i also usually frappe the ice before adding the rest. i tend to scale up this drink to match the juice provided by half a grapefruit.
2 oz white rum
1 oz fresh lime juice
½ oz fresh grapefruit juice
¼ oz maraschino liqueur
1½ to 2 cups shaved ice
Combine in a blender and frappe until the drink is foaming. Serve in a large cocktail glass, champagne saucer, or goblet.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121157680904218301.html
please note that a true hemingway daquiri contains no sugar. while certainly more tart, i find leaving out the sugar/simple really helps the finish stay nice and clean. with frappe ice, the papa doble is unbeatable.
and EQ knows i like a classic margarita with top shelf stuff, can't go wrong with good tequila+cointreau+lime
if you guys can get a hold of cacha
Full bottle of Bermuda Black Seal Rum
Half a bottle of orange juice
Half a tin of Pineapple Juice
some Bitters
some Grenadine
Mix well and enjoy!
warning, it hits you like a truck
Half a shot of Tequilla
Half a shot of White Zambuca
tabasco sauce
It's called the Safe House
That's what i thought lol
Tastes like bad liquorice.
Oh and FYI to the poster saying you can't get Absinthe in the US, you can now, they just filter out the thujone(from wormwood) that was the banned chemical, apparently.
http://www.greendevil.com/absinthe_us.html
But apparently that isnt "real" absinthe.
http://absinthe.msjekyll.com/usa.shtml
You can order real absinth online though, and have been able to for a long time afaik.
So many nice ideas here.
I like to use brown sugar in my Whiskey Sours. I need new whiskey though -- not loving my current one.
I am also not a huge fan of the Patron.
Try swapping the simple syrup for molasses, if you like the carmel-y brown sugar taste.
Thanks for the tip! I will try that out.
I forgot this.. a great drink when Im painting...
It's called the Pee-Wee Herman, why is it called the Pee-Wee Herman? Because you jack and squirt :poly142:
I'm also a fan of white russians (milk, vodka and Kahlua) and Amaretto mixed with any citrus soda is pretty good.
That sounds awesome
If any of you guys have an Android phone this is a good app for finding mixed drinks for just about anything
ditto ditto
Whaaaaaaa.....
I love it so much.
1 shot disaronno amaretto +
1 pint of Tetleys english ale
is delicious
Gorram teetotaling nancy boy! Git outta here! Drunks and whores only!
I seriously hope that the one that's exported out to you guys is different than the one that's sold internally here. Because ours is kinda gross
If you can, try these, I heard they get exported so you might find them:
It's a whole another level. They're not my favorite but they're regarded as the best ones.
Ingredients
1 part Irish Cream (Bailey's)
1 part Grand Marnier
1 part Kahlua
Mixing Instructions
Layer Kahlua, Bailey's and then Grand Marnier in a shot glass. Serve with a stirrer.
EDIT: this is a beer one, i always love this one.
Darkside of the Moon. Guinness layered over Blue Moon.
I know it recently came to the UK and I could order it from there but the delivery cost is the same as the actual bottle so eh no thanks.
Collins glass filled 3/4 with ice
1 shot whiskey, I like Revel Stoke, 90 proof spiced Canadian for this
1/2 shot heavy cream
3 shots rootbeer, I like Virgils, or Sioux City Sarsaparilla
Top with fresh made whipped cream, made from left over heavy cream. If you're going to skip the whipped cream, use a full shot of heavy cream instead.
i prefer beer, but yager bombs are amazing.
Also... had an amazing drink this weekend...
pinnacle whipped vodka
gingerale
lime
DELICIOUS! Its a little bit sweeter, but tastes like cream soda
also:
Firefly Vodka (unsweet lemon or peach)
Matching flavor snapple
drink it in a pint glass, 2 parts vodka to 1 part snapple
Russian Standard, straight
Current recipe
Some Limes (cubed into 8ths)
Cane sugar syrup
Fresh Mint
Havana Club rum
crushed ice
Soda water
Place about 4-6 pieces of lime into tall plastic glasses and crush vigorously (I "acquired" some tall plastic glasses from an outdoor cocktail bar, its better for crushing things in, glass might break. If you havent got any, crush things in pestle and mortar and add to glass).
Add a few leafs of Fresh mint - Crush some more
Add a slug of Cane sugar (35ml-ish)
Add crushed Ice to brim of glass.
Add a good slug of Havana club (50ml+).
Mix with a stirrer
Top up with a drop of soda water
Vary the ingredient to taste.
I also like some of those mixed drinks, whiskey sours (thx for rec, EQ!), old fashioned, mojoitos, diablo's and the like.
The other drinks are kinda meh to me.
HARD CIDER AND BLUE MOON