Smirnoff Vodka

[Gator]

i had to travel to Alexandria LA last night, and of course we were late getting in thanks to weather (11pm), and i wasn't sleepy, so i got a pint of Smirnoff at the convenience store (their selection was awful, as you can imagine) and some cranberry juice, and in about 1.5 hrs drank about 1/2 of that pint.

This morning i feel like i drank a liter, has anyone else ever had a bad 'reaction' to Smirnoff, or does ones body just react harshly to alcohol at times?

 

[Black Plague]

I'd be more concerned about why you use Smirnoff as a sleep aid rather than the hang-over :laugh:

Vodka usually doesn't produce bad hangovers, as it's almost nothing but water and alcohol (although flavored vodkas, because of the additives, can make for a nasty headache...maybe your cranberry juice did this?).

The best way to avoid hangovers is to drink plenty of water or some sort of electrolyte-replacing sports drink, like Gatorade, along with the alcohol and maybe take a little headache medicine before you pass out.

The very best way to avoid hangovers is to not get drunk on a pint of Smirnoff and cranberry juice in the first place

(on a side note, whenever I drink cocktails with vodka, which isn't often, I use Smirnoff because it's not pricey and, as a mixer, there's no way you can tell the difference between it and any other decent to high-quality vodka out there, as the NY Times taste test last year shows)

 

[Ralph]

My guess is dehydration.

When I travel, the HVAC systems in hotels kill me. Either the AC is blasting or the dry heat is blasting. I wake up with a hangover even after a beer or two.

Smirnoff is pretty damn pure. It's distilled three times and that weeds out the majority of the impurities.

I actually prefer Smirnoff. I find Skyy and Absolut to have an odor very much like rubbing alcohol.

 

[Gator]

My guess is dehydration.

When I travel, the HVAC systems in hotels kill me. Either the AC is blasting or the dry heat is blasting. I wake up with a hangover even after a beer or two.

Smirnoff is pretty damn pure. It's distilled three times and that weeds out the majority of the impurities.

I actually prefer Smirnoff. I find Skyy and Absolut to have an odor very much like rubbing alcohol.

that makes sense, although i used to be in hotels 2-3 nights a week, maybe i was dehydrated, it was just weird not even getting much of a buzz then feeling like a run over dog the next am.

 

[Black Plague]

My guess is dehydration.

When I travel, the HVAC systems in hotels kill me. Either the AC is blasting or the dry heat is blasting. I wake up with a hangover even after a beer or two.

Smirnoff is pretty damn pure. It's distilled three times and that weeds out the majority of the impurities.

I actually prefer Smirnoff. I find Skyy and Absolut to have an odor very much like rubbing alcohol.

that makes sense, although i used to be in hotels 2-3 nights a week, maybe i was dehydrated, it was just weird not even getting much of a buzz then feeling like a run over dog the next am.

You didn't even get drunk and you still got a hangover? Damn....then it wasn't even worth it! :laugh:

 

[Gator]

My guess is dehydration.

When I travel, the HVAC systems in hotels kill me. Either the AC is blasting or the dry heat is blasting. I wake up with a hangover even after a beer or two.

Smirnoff is pretty damn pure. It's distilled three times and that weeds out the majority of the impurities.

I actually prefer Smirnoff. I find Skyy and Absolut to have an odor very much like rubbing alcohol.

that makes sense, although i used to be in hotels 2-3 nights a week, maybe i was dehydrated, it was just weird not even getting much of a buzz then feeling like a run over dog the next am.

You didn't even get drunk and you still got a hangover? Damn....then it wasn't even worth it! :laugh:

it really sucked to wake up in Alex-f'n-andria LA w/ a hangover from no buzz

but it turned out good, the field of trees i came to buy is turning out to be a small gold mine