"On the Rocks" I like Johnnie Walker Red, Malibu Coconut Rum, Tequila, and I will have a Double gin Martini hold the vermouth and top with gin. But a top doctor told me to "add lots of water". The water will not diminish the intoxication, but will restore your pH, as alcohol is an acid and needs to be neutralized, that way you can last longer and drink more. ALSO beware that Alcohol is a sugar, so reduce your other sugar intake if you drink (good idea anyway); and eat Legumes (beans) and or Pasta before you drink (to counter balance the high glycemic index of alcohol and high glycemic foods (alcohol, sodas, fries, watermellon, gator aid) which make you weak and weary an hour later; while the low glycemic foods such as beans and pasta give you energy for a longer time, so that when the sugar of alcohol subsides, you will have enough energy to keep going (instead of weak and weary collapse). When you drink, drink water before, during, and after you drink; and eat low glycemic foods such as beans, soy, pasta (a bar would be smart to serve these foods with lots of water, as it would make their customers feel better and spend more time at their bar, and they should also sell packets with 500 mg of B Vitamins (keeps you happy, and alcohol tends to burn up B vitamins faster, and most people dont get enough anyway, so serve B vitamins, especially for parties) and get 100 mg/daily of "5-HTP" (serotonin for the brain) lack of which causes confusion and anger, and lets add a 5,000 mcg of B-12 tablet to the packet, one packet 3 things. See my article on Mental Health (menu above). {Don't drink and drive, even drinking at home can be dangerous, people fall over and hurt themselves; out on the town I might have one drink, if its strong I drink half or less, just due to sugar alone, if you need sugar eat fruit, alcohol does kill germs and helps clean} and eat some Pasta (or Beans if you drink alone); Marathon Runners eat Pasta for large City Marathons or Beans for smaller Cross Country marathons The Doctors daughter, also a top doctor told me to drink wine. Do ballance your pH, see pH article, and see my article on glycemic index (menu above) This page http://www.archure.net/salus/alcohol.html AND http://www.archure.net/salus/curedisease.html

Get some whiskey, or rum or vodka, and pour one ounce into a cup, use a cotton swab, soak it in the alcohol, and clean out the back of your nostrils, then the front after doing the back, then use the other side of the swab to repeat, then use another swab for the other nostril, the repeat that; THEN do the same thing with each ear, way deep, sort of deep, not too deep; you can also splash some on your eyelids, and you can also breathe deep over a straight stiff drink so that you deeply inhale alcohol, then you can gargle with it, then you can mix it with water, and sniff it thru your nose, and even use a disposable paper towel on your, just pour it. THEN read this
http://www.archure.net/salus/curedisease.html
BUT get lots of water, extra B vitamins, and low glycemic foods such as Pasta and Beans
http://www.archure.net/salus/alcohol.html
http://www.archure.net/salus/bhappy.html
Early Times (cheap) is vegetarian vegan ok www.barnivore.org
or if you prefer? Capt Morgan or Jack Daniels or Johnnie Walker are all vegan ok

If you have a.....
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Glass of Wine, you are getting a whole glass of pH 3, and a small amount of alcohol (dangerous to your pH).
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Shot of Bourbon, small shot of pH 3, and a small amount of alcohol (less dangerous). 
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Beer, a large can of pH 4, and a small amount of alcohol
Beer is the only alcohol which is pH 4, everything else is pH 3, but beer harbors Yeast which lives in your intestine, and causes a beer belly. (Nearly as dangerous, not much intoxication, and potential yeast problems.  Don't get me wrong, I have a beer in the frig, I am just trying to help, read on).
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SOULUTION & ANSWER:
IF, you take that Bourbon (or Scotch, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, Gin, or any 80 Proof or higher), and measure out a shot or even 2 shots, into a 16 oz drinking glass (or larger), then fill it with Water pH 7, then you have a reasonable amount of Alcohol, at a safe level of pH (well above pH 5).

The Water will not diminish your intoxication, it will not diminish the alcohol, it is still the same amount of one or two shots, which ever you poured, it is still the same. They teach bartenders and servers, that if you give water to a very intoxicated person, it will NOT sober them up, nor even speed up the process of sobering up. But it Will raise their pH, and will make them feel better, and will affect their health and their body in a positive way, and you will be less likely to get trouble from them, and they are less likely to get trouble from other people. Sometimes they suggest Coffee, but Coffee is a lower pH than water, it does have some caffeine, which will help keep a person awake, but water will raise their pH.
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WARNING: Soda (any type of soda, root beer, Pepsi, Coca Cola, tonic water, Dr Pepper, Mountain Dew), it is all pH 3, deadly stuff, don't mix it with your booze, because it won't raise the pH
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"When you incline to drink Rum, fill the Glass half with Water." -Ben Franklin "Writings" by Ben Franklin pg 1286 Vintage Press
(quite frankly, I would advise to add more than a half glass of water, you can still have the half glass of Rum, just add it to a couple of glasses of water).
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EVEN BETTER
Take an 8 oz glass of water, and measure in a half teaspoon of Baking Soda, and stir it for one minute (not to just mix it, but the 1 minute will allow time for it to Chemically React, then the product will be a pH 8.4, which is within the safe zone of pH 5 to pH 9, and well above water and the foods you consume, and will help balance out your pH. Drinking or not, I would suggest a "Sodium Bicarbonate" (Baking Soda in Water) around once or twice a week.

Your pH is ESSENTIAL to OPTIMUM Health.
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Low pH (which is typical) causes, weight gain, more likelihood of disease (colds, flues, cancer, etc, etc on down the line). A Hospital is a pH Machine, they drag people in there and up their pH. How do the doctors avoid getting sick themselves? pH.   And socially, "Acid Diet denotes Acid Personality", that's why so many drinkers are difficult to deal with.  But show me a drinker who limits their low pH substances, and drinks lots of extra water, and I will show you a pleasant drinker, who gets along with people.   

CONCLUSIONS:  

• Drink Lots of Water: at least a half gallon per day, up to 1.5 gallons per day (as per The Merck Manual, a standard medical reference).  
• Drink High Proof with Water, instead of Beer, Wine, Straight High Proof, or High Proof with Soda.  

Dont get me wrong, I love good wine, and wine is the key to romance, but do drink lots of extra water, should you be drinking wine (Gallo is a much better brand, they got their act together, while Livingstone is not very good.  For good Wine suggestings, check out Consumer Reports online ($24/yr) www.consumerreports.org/   They have a great article on suggested brands, but in general, your better off drinking moderate and measured amounts of High Proof (1 or 2 oz in a tall glass) and fill it up with water, AND follow that with more water (it will no diminish your intoxication, it will only make you feel better).

Read my main article on pH
pH pH IN HEALTH
and
CURE DISEASE CURE DISEASE
BACTERIA DEADLY BACTERIA


NEW http://www.barnivore.com
http://www.barnivore.com/beer/
http://www.barnivore.com/wine/
http://www.barnivore.com/liquor/
says Johnnie Walker and Bacardi are Vegan OK, but does not all the brands listed that other sites have (further below)


WARNING / DANGER / WARNING

I HAVE LISTED ALL SORTS OF VEGAN PRODUCTS HERE, BUT TIMES CHANGE

Texas Vegan Wines 

Ste. Genevieve 
Peregrine Hill (owned by Ste. Genevieve) 
Messina Hof 
Flat Creek Estates (white wines only are vegan) 
(Fall Creek is NOT vegan)
Organic Vegan Wines 

Note: Organic wines are not necessarily vegan. 


Frey Vineyards (openly promote their wines as vegan) 
Fetzer (some are organic) white wines only are vegan (some red vintages are vegan) 

The Organic Wine Works (some vegan ) Look at Whole Foods Market, 
Organic Wine Works vegan wines say "Vegan" or "Vegan Man!" on the label! 
Other Vegan Wines 

Yellow Tail red wine from Australia is fast becoming a very popular wine 
widely available in the U.S. Yellow Tail white wines are not vegan because 
they use gelatin in the finishing process. 
Peter Lehmann (Red wines only are vegan) 
La Cantina wines from Australia 
Kokopelli Wines (currently only available in Arizona, 
or online http://www.kokopelliwinery.com/ 
Vegan Champagne 

Dom Perignon Champagne 
Moet & Chandon Champagne 


Vegan Port 

All ports, except crusted port, are fined using gelatin. 
Port is a fortified wine blended with spirits and is usually not vegan. 
However, we found one slightly pricey (at $26 a bottle) organic vegan port,
 Casal dos Jordoes Port available at selected sources such as The Organic Wine
 Company: http://www.ecowine.com 


Vegan Beer 
(they don't list Becks, everyone else does and everyone lists Miller)

Beers are processed in many of the same ways as wine, often using isinglass 
to filter the end product. 

Heineken (no one else lists Heineken)
Miller Brewing Company (all beers vegan) 
Samuel Adams (except for the varieties that contain honey) 
Shiner (except for the varieties that contain honey) 
Moosehead 


Vegan spirits 

Cointreau 
Grand Marnier 
Jack Daniel's 
Jim Beam Bourbon 
Kahlua 
Malibu Rum 
Southern Comfort 
Skyy Vodka 
Smirnoff Vodka 
Gilbey's Gin 
Sapphire Gin 
Jose Cuervo Tequila 


J&B Rare Whisky (also J&B Scotch Whisky) is no longer listed as a Vegan product