Can different types of alcoholic beverages cause more severe hangovers?

Yes. Complex organic molecules such as methanol and acetone are found in some drinks and are said to be responsible for hangovers rather than ethanol(alcohol). This view is by researcher Dr Ian Calder of the London based National Hospital for Neurosurgery.

Brandy is worst for hangovers then in descending order are: red wine, rum, whiskey, white wine, gin and vodka. The British Medical Journal did tests that showed drinking bourbon whiskey is twice as likely to cause a hangover than the same amount of vodka. Cheap spirits (especially cheap whiskey) and champagnes are among the worst offenders (BBC News, Hangovers: The number one festive illness, BBC1 24 Dec, 1998.

Interview with Dr James Schaefer, a research professor at the department of anthropology at Union College in Schenectady, New York). Clear liquors such as gin, vodka, and rum cause hangovers less often, having usually been distilled three or four times, which may help explain why they are abused to a greater extent by chronic alcoholics.

Here is a source from a British doctor columnist. They are less likely to be flatly anti-alcohol. I don't think a lot of real medical research has been done because hangovers go away without medical attention.To analyze your situation in view of his article, it is clear that you had at least two main vulnerabilities.

First, you drank two extra strong drinks without diluting them with other beverages which dehydrated you. Second, traditional Scotch is one of those dark drinks with lots of "contaminants" contributing to the flavor but who knows what else. If you would like to test this rationally, perhaps you could do the following.

On another night, drink a glass of iced tea or such like before starting. Drink a beer chaser with each of two of your fancy whiskeys (good beer won't spoil your drinking night), and drink an orange juice before going to bed. You will have drunk just as much contaminants and more alcohol, but you won't be as dehydrated.

On an different night, don't do any of that but drink two Overproof White Rums or if you prefer three triple distilled vodkas. Then you'll get dehydrated but not have too much contaminants. Tell us what happens!

Yes. Everybody reacts a little differently. Things such as sugar content and nitrates (in red wine) may affect different people differently.

And I wouldn't rule out the mixes from the equation. Things such as the salt on a Margarita rim can cause some dehydration. You drank the equivalent of 3 shots of 80 proof booze.So even though you had 2, you really had 3.

I have found that age starts playing a role in hangovers. When I was about 40 I had one heck of a good time on Halloween. The next day I had a hangover that lasted one full week.

That was my last hangover. I still have a drink or two from time to time but I never want another hangover. Johnny Cash said it best in the Kristoffersen song Sunday Morning Coming Down.

"Well, I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn't hurt. " Age has changed things.

Drinking clear alcoholic beverages (gin, vodka, etc. ) contain fewer congeners that can cause headaches and other unpleasant symptoms. But the best advice is either to abstain or drink in moderation. There are currently 32 alleged hangover remedies being sold in the U.S. Chaser, Rebound, and similar brands are widely advertised and sales are growing rapidly.

Most products are made of so-called natural substances and escape regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Therefore consumers have no guarantee as to the purity, contents, strength, or quality of these products. But more important is the fact that these products have not been able to demonstrate that they actually prevent or even reduce hangovers.

This is clearly a case of buyer beware. www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/InTheNews/Etc/....

If you had stabbing pains and dizziness, it sounds like you were severely dehydrated. Had you drunk much water throughout the day? The alcohol content would have been dramatically increased if you were already a little dehydrated.

Better quality alcohol will generally be less vicious in the morning, but this is a rule of thumb, and will not count for much if you have not eaten before consumption - or are dehydrated.

There is differing amounts of contaminants in different types of hard liquor. Scotch is generally not the purest liquor.

Whilst everybody is different, I find that its mixing that does it. If I stick to any one drink, then I'm fine. If I mix anything then I feel more drunk and am more likely to have a blinding hangover.

Well I can definitely tell that drinking wine has a more headbanging effect when you wake up than for exemple cocktails. This is from experience. Hope it helps.

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