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Mixing drinks is bad.....myth?
#18975557 - 10/14/13 07:28 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've always heard that one should not mix drinks (beer and liquor, liquor and wine, etc)
Is this a myth?
Now, about a week ago I tried beer then rum, and I got a terrible headache....but yesterday I had beers followed by whiskey and more beer and I was fine. It's not the amount either because I had more alcohol and got more drunk last night than when I had beer+rum. Experiences?
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18975586 - 10/14/13 07:42 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Definetly not a myth.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18975598 - 10/14/13 07:47 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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How much water you drink through the night has a lot more to do with your hangover than what type of liquor you drink, though some liqours have more fusel alcohols than others. This probably contributes to a band hangover. It doesn't matter the order they are drank though.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: fapjack] 1
#18975613 - 10/14/13 07:54 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Absolute myth.
Mix whatever the hell you want. You'll only throw up if get too drunk. Mixing things has nothing to do with quantity.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Patlal]
#18975624 - 10/14/13 07:59 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Beer and rum are a bad combo but that's about it.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Patlal]
#18975701 - 10/14/13 08:34 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: Absolute myth.
Mix whatever the hell you want. You'll only throw up if get too drunk. Mixing things has nothing to do with quantity.
This. I've had a glass od wine, go over my fiends drink a few beers before the part than I would drink gin, never had a issue and never will because I can drink sprite, then coke and after that ill have some Ginger ale believe it or not
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18975704 - 10/14/13 08:35 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Not a myth at all, but I can't speak to the science behind it
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: ModestMouse]
#18975715 - 10/14/13 08:37 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Alcohol is alcohol is alcohol
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18975717 - 10/14/13 08:39 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Fat food in stomach +Tolerance +Smoke weed +Only mix liquors = Great night
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: dark3st]
#18975736 - 10/14/13 08:48 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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alcohol ale, alcohol lager,etc., etc.. i wouldn't say it's all the same. i believe, and i speak from experience, that there is a difference when you drink only one type of beer, as opposed to mixing several drinks. the latter is known to give me headaches.
mixing beer and liquor isn't too bad as long as you take it easy and drink at a slow pace.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: dark3st]
#18975750 - 10/14/13 08:55 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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dark3st said: Alcohol is alcohol is alcohol
Not true.
@OP. mixing drinks doesnt cause worse hangovers. The type of alcohol you drink though effects hangovers due to other types of alcohol present as an impurity. Normally darker drinks are worse than hangovers.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18975865 - 10/14/13 09:48 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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it's all in your head, brah
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: SoreSpore]
#18975884 - 10/14/13 09:54 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Did it again today. Whiskey with beer, you're in the clear
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ModestMouse said: Not a myth at all, but I can't speak to the science behind it
Because there is none to support the myth.
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EdibleStereos said:
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dark3st said: Alcohol is alcohol is alcohol
Not true.
@OP. mixing drinks doesnt cause worse hangovers. The type of alcohol you drink though effects hangovers due to other types of alcohol present as an impurity. Normally darker drinks are worse than hangovers.
The only 'other type of alcohol' that could be present would be methanol. Methanol is toxic (regardless of what it is combined with during ingestion) and is not allowed to be present in any significant amounts in commercially sold beverages (typically <0.1% in commercially available distilled drinks).
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: koraks]
#18975927 - 10/14/13 10:13 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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You are incorrect, there are fusel alcohols.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusel_alcohol
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: fapjack]
#18975937 - 10/14/13 10:15 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: fapjack]
#18975946 - 10/14/13 10:19 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Alright, but they have nothing to do with mixing drinks.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: SoreSpore]
#18975948 - 10/14/13 10:19 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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It has to do with hydration. Dont get dehydrated and you can drink Puckers with Budwiser if you want 
I prefer beer these days. You can drink for longer and get just as drunk but at a controlled peace. A week ago I drank for 7 hours playing civilization 5 and by the end was quite "Loose". If I was taking shots the good times would have ended long ago with too much intoxication to properly kick Germany in the rear
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Almond Flour]
#18976145 - 10/14/13 11:23 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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i find mixing liquors is what really does it.
like dont go from rum to jameson..
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Almond Flour]
#18976157 - 10/14/13 11:24 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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What people wroute about hydration is very true!
BUT there some other mixing thing, its known to me(im Russian) as lowering precentage which is drinking some strong drink(lets assume vodka) for a bit and then drinking a beer, it males you way more waisted than starting with same beer and moving to vodka.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18976175 - 10/14/13 11:29 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I think it's a myth, usually when I have a bad time mixing drinks is when I drink beer first, then liquor, but just because when I'm already tipsy I don't give a fuck and I'll chug the whole bottle or some stupid shit.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: dstark]
#18976195 - 10/14/13 11:34 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nothing wrong with mixing drinks.
If you know your limits, you can do whatever you want.
I normally start with liquor and then move onto beer but not the other way around. Too easy to get way fucked up once you're already buzzed and liquor comes into play
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18976273 - 10/14/13 11:56 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah, the logic behind not "mixing" drinks is usually more like if you start drinking liquor after you've already been drinking beer it's really easy to over do it without even realizing. Obviously if you find that mixing certain drinks gives you shitty hangovers or a bad drunk or whatever then it doesn't really matter what people say. Just avoid doing it.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: jewunit]
#18976277 - 10/14/13 11:58 AM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Myth.
make no sense its all ethanol.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: jewunit]
#18976293 - 10/14/13 12:02 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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jewunit said: Yeah, the logic behind not "mixing" drinks is usually more like if you start drinking liquor after you've already been drinking beer it's really easy to over do it without even realizing. Obviously if you find that mixing certain drinks gives you shitty hangovers or a bad drunk or whatever then it doesn't really matter what people say. Just avoid doing it.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Shins]
#18976295 - 10/14/13 12:03 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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That also makes no sense. It's not just ethanol; different drinks are made differently. To think otherwise is foolish.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: jewunit]
#18976298 - 10/14/13 12:03 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've never had a problem mixing drinks.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Legend]
#18976477 - 10/14/13 12:55 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Some people are just butt hurt they are easily influenced. mixing means shit.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Patlal]
#18976515 - 10/14/13 01:06 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: Absolute myth.
Mix whatever the hell you want. You'll only throw up if get too drunk. Mixing things has nothing to do with quantity.
This.
It has everything to do with how you pace yourself and handle your alcohol.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: pirate-blues]
#18976756 - 10/14/13 01:57 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I like how all the answers in the thread are different.
But it doesn't....exactly help with the truth of the matter.
Lol...I suppose every body is different :beardstroke:
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18977142 - 10/14/13 03:29 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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90% of the people here are tards.
Mixing booze doesnt really effect hangovers.
Certain boozes cause hangovers to be worst. This is proven and there is studies into this.
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Well all the answers are different because you're asking about something objective when the only input can be based on subjective experience. Science tells us that ethanol is ethanol, but other factors like dissolved solids/impurities affect the hangover. I've always heard "beer before liquor, never been sicker" and "liquor before beer, you're in the clear" and what a few posters said about overdoing it if you start with beer and move to liquor makes the most sense.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: abltsandwich]
#18977402 - 10/14/13 04:31 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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The phrase is "beer before liquor, never been sicker; liquor before beer, you're in the clear."
This is because liquor is stronger than beer and alcohol reduces your ability to tell how strong a drink is. So, if you get tipsy from drinking a couple of beers and then break into the liquor, you won't be able to tell as accurately how drunk you're getting, and your drinks will be stronger. But if you drink the liquor first, and then beer afterwards, you still won't be able to gauge your own drunkenness very well, but at least it will take way more drinks for you to get blackout-sick drunk.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: abltsandwich]
#18977443 - 10/14/13 04:44 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ethanol is ethanol, but different kinds of alcohol have other stuff(methanol, fusels, etc) in them. Beer and wine have a little of everything which contributes to the hangover. Different liquors have different amounts of the other stuff depending on how they are distilled and how they are mixed. If you can get almost all ethanol, like 95% vodka, there is less of a chance to get a hangover. If you drink rum you have a better chance at getting a hangover because there are more "heads" and "tails."
I think a lot of the hangover depends on how much you consume and how hydrated you are. I don't believe that mixing alcohols causes hangovers. Another alcohol myth I don't believe is when people say "Tequila makes me crazy." If I drink 5oz of tequila I get just as drunk as if I drank 5oz of bourbon.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Lophosaurus]
#18977459 - 10/14/13 04:52 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Some alcohols go down a lot easier, and something like Tequilla people end up getting completely shit faced pretty quickly which usually is why they get "crazy". People say the same thing about Jager cause how easy that shit goes down too.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18977505 - 10/14/13 05:03 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Alcohol is not so good regardless of how you mix it IMO
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: nicechrisman]
#18977506 - 10/14/13 05:04 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: jewunit]
#18977515 - 10/14/13 05:06 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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I've done extensive field research and have come to that conclusion based upon my findings. Doesn't stop me from catching a mild buzz from time to time, but after enough years of drinking, the negative effects generally outweigh the positive for me
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: jewunit]
#18977586 - 10/14/13 05:25 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
jewunit said: Yeah, the logic behind not "mixing" drinks is usually more like if you start drinking liquor after you've already been drinking beer it's really easy to over do it without even realizing. Obviously if you find that mixing certain drinks gives you shitty hangovers or a bad drunk or whatever then it doesn't really matter what people say. Just avoid doing it.
I agree with this right here.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Almond Flour]
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Fun fact- Scotch will give you the worst hangovers of any common spirit. Most are only twice distilled, largely unfiltered, and the malting process of how it's made creates a ton of unique by-products/fusels. And then there's the fact that it's barrel-aged, which- Any barrel-aged spirit or drink (wine and some beers) will be harder on your body because the wood does infuse with the liquid somewhat.

Disclaimer: My favorite spirits are rye, bourbon, and scotch so I'm in no way bashing them
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: mikeisapro]
#18977699 - 10/14/13 06:02 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Beer before liquor, never sicker. Liquor before beer, never fear.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Shroomism]
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Hard before beer, you're in the clear Beer before hard, you're in the yard.
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: nicechrisman]
#18977726 - 10/14/13 06:08 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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That sounds like some Washingtonian slang.. funny how sayings differentiate in different areas
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Shroomism]
#18977733 - 10/14/13 06:09 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nah I lernt it in Cali
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: nicechrisman]
#18977734 - 10/14/13 06:10 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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West coast, same difference. I learned mine in VA
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Re: Mixing drinks is bad.....myth? [Re: Shroomism]
#18977828 - 10/14/13 06:29 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
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Somebody say hard?
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