Serious alcohol dilemma...

[Mrs Busa Pete]

I find that a dose of Losec before a session removes reflux issues...

Please consult your health professional for a prescription.

One could stop drinking, but that would be crazy talk

They recon if you take a losec before you drink you don't get a hangover

[thehollowmen]

I know it may sound silly but it could be all the sugar in the premixers. This can cause some people to be quite ill after two or three of them in a very short time.

Mix your own with less sugar or diet soda and see how that works

[klingon]

Stay away from anything that is dark in colour - rum, anything with coke in it, red wine etc, try vodka and lemon, white wine, G&T - or you could always stick to water

I know someone who can't drink any of those red-coloured drinks. Apparently they all have histamines and bring her out in rashes along with the headache, runny eyes etc. So sticking with the light coloured drinks is definitely the answer for her. But another friend can only drink reds. White wine makes him quite sick. In his case he thinks it's the preservatives.

I know it may sound silly but it could be all the sugar in the premixers. This can cause some people to be quite ill after two or three of them in a very short time.

Mix your own with less sugar or diet soda and see how that works

That doesn't sound silly at all, I'm sure it's quite common.

Try going back to the real basics for a while. Just mix vodka with soda water and lemon or lime juice. If you want some sweetness, use Rose's lime juice cordial (or maybe an organic brand that doesn't have preservatives?) VERY refreshing and my favourite drink in summer.

42 below feijoa is really yummy with phoenix organic ginger beer... it means you avoid the preservatives but it's still pretty sweet. I think they use honey in place of some of the sugar so it might not affect you so badly.

Hi. My name's timk. I like motorbikes.

Hi timk and welcome to KB! Just as long as you like motorbikes we'll let you drink whatever you want

[timk]

You can put ice in your bourbon, timk, but please don't put it in your scotch!!!!

I may be a Yank but I'm not a complete neanderthal.

And thanks for the welcome. Now back to lurking...

[The Stranger:Me]

Patient: "Doctor doctor, it hurts when I do this"!

Doctor: "Well stop doing that".

Get serious - this is alcohol.
Some things you just got work through, and this is one of them. Keep at it Wendy, remember what I told you last night. You've never been a quitter, so don't start now!

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Ok there have been some good idaes here so i'm going to give them ago will let you lnow how we go.except for cans port just is not me but thank you sir

[MisterD]

Hitcher is correct as usual - the softer the water the better

Well I won't. So there. Straight, as it comes thanks.

[Guitana]

Goddammit! My first post, and in it I admit to being a Yank who puts ice in my bourbon, and then I see this posted at the same time. Sheesh. Way to introduce myself with a foot already in my mouth. Fack. Well, at least it can only go up from here eh?

Don't take it so hard Timk! Kiwis love to take the piss out of other cultures!!!
Welcome to Kiwi Biker!!!
You gotta give as good as you get!!!!!

[WRT]

Hitcher is correct as usual - the softer the water the better

i'm with hitler too.

and not ice cold water, it's got to be still and at room temp.

mmm, glenmorangie....

I agree . . . sometimes. I tend to only add water if there is a strong alcohol or peat flavour, otherwise I prefer it straight. Got a bottle of Glenmorangie coming when a mate comes back from SA, looking forward to trying it.

With a more subtle scotch I find a gentle warming of the glass in your hand can do just as good a job of bringing out the flavour, without the watering down.

I joke about it from time to time, but I'm agreed that ice in scotch is most definitely a no-no.

[The Stranger:Me]

Now for some advice from a professional ......


Try crazy mexicans they are an rtd that have tequila, vodka, lime and something else I can't remember its a 6%er or try stark which is flavoured water with vodka it has no hangover and you can still get pissed on it.

If you are into mixing your own my favourite is...

Fresh lime juice, cut or crushed fresh strawberries ginger beer and vodka. Make sure you use decent vodka, try STILL or 42 below vodka. these two vodkas are NZ made and very good. Still is alot cheaper then 42 below.

or 42 below feijoa flavoured vodka and lemonade is nice too.

Come on, Vodka is a depressant - ever seen a happy Russian?

Port is the only way to go.
You are never cold when you drink Port, it warms from the inside out with a rich radiance.

Only ever picks you up - always happy when drinking Port, never sad, never argumentative, never sleepy.

20% alcohol so you don't need to drink copious quantities to plastered (if that is your will) and thus you are not bloated or feeling ill from an excess of mixers etc.

No bubbles to upset the stomach or cause flatulence (other than verbal of course).

You can select from a huge variety depending on taste and mood. Anything from cheap draino type brands for quaffing to expensive aged Portuguese vintages for absolute orgasmic pleasure.

Port is the perfect drink.

[Squeak the Rat]

Try going back to the real basics for a while. Just mix vodka with soda water and lemon or lime juice.

I second that. Vodka is one of the "cleanest" spirits around, so it's likely it's all the sugar, E numbers and caffeine in the premixes aren't helping things (and the el-cheapo nasty excuse for vodka that they use).

Buy a good qual vodka and add soda water. Not the biggest taste explosion but it has the benefits of being easy on the head and stomach, and also keeps you hydrated!

Regardless, you have my deepest sympathy.

[MisterD]

(and the el-cheapo nasty excuse for vodka that they use).

Public service announcement: The alcohol in RTDs is not what it claims, it is ethanol made from whey with flavouring added...oh and another thing, RTDs are for girls.

[Shadows]

It has to be some sort of additive causing it. I can't drink anything from Lion Breweries because it will give me no end of grief after just one drink.
Not that it really matters, because all of their beers are complete shit anyway.

[mstriumph]

I may be a Yank but I'm not a complete neanderthal.

And thanks for the welcome. Now back to lurking...

Welcome some more [and don't mind the rest of them, they get a bit carried away at times .... ]






hmmmmmm and, back on topic, french champagne is niiiiiiiice - but most things white and sparkling do it for me - brut, of course ................

[avgas]

Toilet Duck - you wont feel anything in your head