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Originally Posted by rtamara41 Or a kamikaze on the rocks. (This one was introduced to me by a Physician who insists that vodka, being more "pure" is much better for you than other forms of alcohol!) But I don;t know how to make this. There is some substantiation to this. Hangovers are generally a case of dehydrated brain. In the process of fermenting and distilling, you don't just get alcohol, you also get aldehydes. Those go straight through the blood-brain barrier and leach water from your brain.
Vodka has the least amount of aldehydes by proportion to alcohol of the various liquors. I believe #2 is Scotch.
This does nothing to help you from the effects of just too much alcohol, of course.

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Originally Posted by radix023 There is some substantiation to this. Hangovers are generally a case of dehydrated brain. In the process of fermenting and distilling, you don't just get alcohol, you also get aldehydes. Those go straight through the blood-brain barrier and leach water from your brain.
Vodka has the least amount of aldehydes by proportion to alcohol of the various liquors. I believe #2 is Scotch.
This does nothing to help you from the effects of just too much alcohol, of course. interesting. thanks for sharing.... suddenly it makes sense then that these are my two must often drunk spirits and i very seldom have hangovers.

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I was amazed by an article about the most popular Russian vodkas that said, Stolichnaya was not well thought of. They reviewed vodkas that aren't imported and there were three that sold the most.
Looking at a Google search on "Russia + vodka" looked like a family squabble.
anyway good old Wikipedia weighs in here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka

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Originally Posted by radix023 There is some substantiation to this. Hangovers are generally a case of dehydrated brain. In the process of fermenting and distilling, you don't just get alcohol, you also get aldehydes. Those go straight through the blood-brain barrier and leach water from your brain.
Vodka has the least amount of aldehydes by proportion to alcohol of the various liquors. I believe #2 is Scotch.
This does nothing to help you from the effects of just too much alcohol, of course. There's much more to it than that. Here's a decent article on hangovers:
http://cocktails.about.com/od/health...ngovr_101a.htm
Never take any aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, etc.), or Acetaminophen (Tylenol, etc.) until at least "the day after." Personally, I use Chaser "hangover cure" and it really does work if you follow the directions. It doesn't completely prevent my hangovers but it considerably reduces the next day headache, nausea, and weakness/shakiness. There are other over-the-counter hangover cures out there but Chaser is the only one I've tried.
The article also mentions nicotine poisoning from smoking too many cigarettes in a very short period of time. I'd never heard of this but I now know I sure as hell had it once in high school. That episode cured me of smoking. That was the second most horrible feeling I've ever had next to full-blown food poisoning and if you've ever had that, you know it can feel like your gonna die and you just want to die and get it over with.

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Grey Goose is my favorite, but I'll go with Svedka if I'm looking to save money. Svedka is surprisingly smooth for a relatively cheap vodka. I drink most everything neat and Svedka goes down rather smooth.
-Sloan

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Lately it has been Skyy, but I usually prefer Crown Royal, a good single malt scotch on the rocks, or the occasional rusty nail. Jager-bombs are yummy sometimes too.

They have yet to legalize adulthood in Utah, so there are a limited number of state stores (DABC = Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control) - Sounds like something out of Orwell's 1984...

Grocery store beer is limited to 3.2% ABV. This is one of the reasons I got into craft brewing. You can only get wine at the state store, not the grocer.

Boutique spirits are virtually non-existent here. And liquor store beers are sold INDIVIDUALLY - anywhere from $1.50 - $2.50 EACH... My favorite readily available beer is Kralovsky LEV Black Lion. It's a dark Czechoslovakian beer - and one of our best bargains at ONLY $1.75 for a 25oz bottle.

Paul

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Originally Posted by Scentsibility Lately it has been Skyy, but I usually prefer Crown Royal, a good single malt scotch on the rocks, or the occasional rusty nail. Jager-bombs are yummy sometimes too.

They have yet to legalize adulthood in Utah, so there are a limited number of state stores (DABC = Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control) - Sounds like something out of Orwell's 1984...

Grocery store beer is limited to 3.2% ABV. This is one of the reasons I got into craft brewing. You can only get wine at the state store, not the grocer.

Boutique spirits are virtually non-existent here. And liquor store beers are sold INDIVIDUALLY - anywhere from $1.50 - $2.50 EACH... My favorite readily available beer is Kralovsky LEV Black Lion. It's a dark Czechoslovakian beer - and one of our best bargains at ONLY $1.75 for a 25oz bottle.

Paul I hear you man. My state is exactly the same.
It kills me to read about peoples' recommendations for great booze and not being able to buy it.
Like I said in my original post, it's like only being able to shop for scent at Macy's.
Perhaps we should start decanting booze for each other!

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Originally Posted by Rebelwithoutaclue I hear you man. My state is exactly the same.

It kills me to read about peoples' recommendations for great booze and not being able to buy it.

Like I said in my original post, it's like only being able to shop for scent at Macy's.

Perhaps we should start decanting booze for each other! Heh, yeah one of these days I'm planning to hit ifconfig up for some Idaho lottery tickets and a couple cases of Spaten Optimator! (Are you listening Fred?)

P

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Grey Goose is excellent but way overpriced, especially here. There is a vodka here in Canada called Iceberg, which is excellent, and about half the cost of GG. I also like Ketel One.