If you are like me, you get a hangover after every time you drink. Currently, I have been trying to find the perfect drink that will let me have fun and have a great next day. Hangovers have always left me feeling so bad that I can’t do anything that whole day. Always remember that the darker the alcohol, the worse the hangover.

Why Do You Get Hungover

You get hungover because your body can’t metabolize a certain amount of alcohol per hour. Your body can typically take 1 drink an hour. This number depends on your age, weight, and gender. When you drink more than this allotted amount, alcohol starts to build up in your bloodstream. At this point you will begin to feel, dehydrated, inflamed, and sleep disturbance.

How To Avoid Hangovers

Besides not drinking of course, the best ways to avoid hangovers are by:

• avoiding congeners- congeners contain methanol, isopentanol and acetone. The more congeners the longer and worse the hangover. Whiskey, cognac and tequila have some of the most congeners.
• drinking lots of water- alcohol makes you pee a lot, which may cause dehydration. You may notice symptoms like thirst, headache, fatigue or dry mouth. Every alcoholic beverage you have, follow it up with a glass of water.
• get plenty of sleep- after a night of drinking, you will notice that your duration and quality of sleep won’t be as good as normal.
• eat a good breakfast- Eating a good breakfast can help to maintain your blood sugar levels.
• avoid sugary drinks- Sugar can cause dehydration. Sugar can help produce a more severe hangover than alcohol. Daiquiris and Mai Tai’s are examples of high sugar beverages.
• take supplements

Best Alcohols To Avoid A Hangover

1. Beer

2. White Wine

3. Vodka

4. Gin

Mixed Drinks Guaranteed to Not Give You A Hangover

1. Gin and Tonic

Ingredients

• 2 ounces of your choice of gin
• 4 ounces of tonic water
• 2 lime wheels or whatever garnishes you prefer

Steps

1. Fill a class with ice, add in the 2 ounces of gin
2. Add the tonic water
3. Stir
4. Top with lime wheels

2. Sea Breeze

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces of your choice of vodka
• 3 ounces of cranberry juice
• 1 1/2 ounces of grapefruit juices (preferably freshly squeezed
• Lime wheel

Steps

1. Add the vodka, cranberry juice, and grapefruit into a glass
2. Add ice
3. Stir

3. Vodka and Soda

Ingredients

• 2 ounces of your choice of vodka
• Club soda
• Freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Lemon wedge

Steps

1. Fill a glass with ice
2. Add vodka
3. Top with club soda
4. Add a lemon wedge
5. Pour in some freshly squeezed lemon

4. Gin Martini

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 ounces of your choice of gin
• 1/2 ounce of dry vermouth
• 1 dash of orange
• Lemon twist, olive

Steps

1. Fill a mixing glass with ice
2. Combine the gin and vermouth (vermouth is for taste, add as much as you like)
3. Stir
4. Strain to a cocktail glass
5. Add your choice of bitters
6. Add a lemon twist or olives

5. Tom Collins

Ingredients

• 2 ounces of dry gin
• 1 ounce of lemon juice, preferably freshly squeezed
• 1/2 ounce of simple syrup
• Club soda
• Lemon wheel
• Maraschino cherry

Steps

1. Add gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a Collins glass
2. Fill glass with ice
3. Add club soda
4. Stir
5. Top with a lemon wheel and maraschino cherry

6. Rum Sour

Ingredients

• 2 ounces of dark rum
• 1 egg white
• 3/4 ounces of fresh lemon juice
• 3/4 ounces of simple syrup
• Bitters for garnish

Steps

1. Add in rum, egg white, simple syrup, and lemon juice in a shaker
2. Shake
3. Add ice into the shaker
4. Strain into a glass
5. Add garnishes

7. Bloody Mary

Ingredients

• Celery salt
• 1 lemon wedge
• 1 lime wedge
• 2 ounces of your choice of vodka
• 4 ounces of tomato juice
• 2 teaspoons of horseradish
• 2 dashes of Tabasco sauce
• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1 pinch smoked paprika
• Garnish- Parsley sprig
• Garnish- Green olives
• Garnish- Lime wedge
• Garnish- Celery stalk

Steps

1. Pour celery salt onto a little plate
2. Rub lemon wedge on the lip of a pint glass
3. Roll the outer edge of the glass in celery salt
4. Fill the glass ice
5. Squeeze the lemon and lime wedges into a shaker
6. Drop them in
7. Add vodka, tomato juice, horseradish, Tabasco, Worcestershire, black pepper, paprika, and a pinch of celery salt
8. Shake
9. Strain into the glass
10. Top with parsley, 2 olives, celery stalk and a lime wedge

8. Lemon Drop Martini

Ingredients

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• 2 ounces of your choice of vodka
• 1/2 ounce triple sec
• 1 ounce of lemon juice, preferably freshly squeezed
• 1 ounce of simple syrup
• Sugar rim

Steps

1. Coat rim of a cocktail glass with sugar
2. Add vodka, triple sec, lemon juice, and simple syrup to shaker
3. Strain

9. Gin Rickey

Ingredients

• 2 ounces of gin
• 1/2 ounce of lime juice, preferably freshly squeezed
• Club soda
• Lime wheels

Steps

1. Fill glass with ice
2. Add gin and lime juice
3. Pour in club soda
4. Top with 2 lime wheels

10. Vodka, Decaf Coffee, and a Splash of Milk

Ingredients

• Milk
• 2 ounces of your choice of vodka
• Coffee creamer
• Soy milk
• Almond milk

Steps

1. Fill a glass with ice
2. Add in milk, vodka, coffee creamer, soy milk, almond milk
3. Stir

11. Green Gator Cocktail

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 ounces of Midori melon liqueur
• 1/2 ounces of coconut rum
• Pineapple juice

Steps

1. Fill a glass with ice
2. Add in the liqueur and the rum
3. Fill the rest with pineapple juice
4. Stir

Moscow Rule Cocktail

Ingredient

• 1 1/2 ounces of vodka
• 1/2 ounces of freshly squeezed lime juice
• Ice
• 1/2 cup of ginger beer
• 1 lime wedge for garnish

Steps

1. Add ice into glass
2. Add in vodka, lime juice and ginger beer
3. Stir
4. Top with lime wedge

Worst Drinks To Avoid A Hangover

1. Brandy

2. Whiskey

3. Fortified Wine

4. Red Wine

5. Bourbon

6. Champagne

What alcohol works best to help you avoid a hangover? Which is the worst for you? Please comment your answer down below.