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2) Premium whiskey (usually mixed with cola).

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"Premium" means Jack Daniels or Makers Mark. If we get to about the Johnnie Walker Black Label level, it's not getting mixed with anything.

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Drink the Makers neat. Toss the Jack. Gentleman Jack is fine beverage, however.

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Drink the Makers neat. Toss the Jack. Gentleman Jack is fine beverage, however.

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Word. Gentleman Jack is fine sippin' whiskey. I'd toss the Johnny Walker Black, too.

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If you're gonna mix the whiskey with cola, why don't you buy the cheapest stuff, or one step up from the cheapest stuff?

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I guess I don't totally buy that line of argument. I have a fairly sensitive palette, and the really cheap stuff *will* give you a wicked hangover. We can debate what constitutes "premium" booze and what doesn't, but at least avoiding the bottom-barrel stuff is one of those little luxuries I can afford to indulge in now.

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Drink the Makers neat. Toss the Jack. Gentleman Jack is fine beverage, however.

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Word. Gentleman Jack is fine sippin' whiskey. I'd toss the Johnny Walker Black, too.

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Ditto. Tasting one's way through Scotland is a fine hobby.

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let me do some more research and get back to you

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If you're gonna mix the whiskey with cola, why don't you buy the cheapest stuff, or one step up from the cheapest stuff?

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because then we don't get to sound cool when we say we drank a Maker's Mark and cola. you have to say you had a Banker's Club and cola. what fun is that?

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I have a fairly sensitive palette

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for whiskey, jack daniels would be standard. bar well mixed drinks grade liquor is generally referred to as 'rotgut' (e.g. popov vodka).

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"Premium" means Jack Daniels or Makers Mark. If we get to about the Johnnie Walker Black Label level, it's not getting mixed with anything.

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I am guessing the beer, because I think the sugaryness of the soda will dehydrate you even more so then the beer.

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When coupled with any caffeine in the cola, this is even more true.

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1. Avoid dehydration
2. Avoid as many toxins(impurities) as possible
3. Avoid "coming down" off other "drugs" besides alcohol.

With Jack and Soda or Beer you have 1 & 2 no matter what, there is just almost no way to fully prevent those from happening. But with Jack and Coke, you have to contest with the sugar buzz's and the caffeine buzz's, and the letdowns that follow.

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Wacki gave a lot of good information about this sort of stuff around 6 months ago. Unfortunately, the search function sucks, and I can't find it. Anyways, it boiled down to the fact that whiskey is actually one of the worst things to drink in terms of hangovers because it contains more toxins (called congeners IIRC - toxins other than alcohol itself). These, combined with alcohol and dehydration are the main causes for a hangover.

And, keep on mixing Jack/Makers and Coke, I love that stuff.