If you happen to drink tequila shots instead of gulping, sip your drink from a straw instead of a glass or fill your wine glass to the top, you are about to discover some hard truths about your drinking habits. Most people after a hard night out, try different techniques to kill the hangover, while some techniques actually works, the only thing that will make you feel better is plenty of water, and rest.
From filling your wineglass to the brim to leaving an open bottle of wine on the kitchen counter, here are common drinking mistakes people make, number 6 will shock you.
Drinking wine as soon as it’s poured
This is one wrong way to drink wine, best practice would be to spin and sniff your wine as the aroma of the drink will enhance your enjoyment of it. According to researchers when wine is spun, molecules of oxygen mix with the wine, causing the flavors to open up.
Filling wineglasses to the top
Overfilling your glass means that your wine doesn’t air to breathe and ‘open’ up. Fill your glass halfway up and have two glasses instead of one to best enjoy your wine.
Popping a painkiller before a night out
Many people think paracetemol or aspirin before a night out will help reduce hangover after a night out but unfortunately this just isn’t true. The effects of painkillers will usually wear off before your night is over so there really is no point. Taking it the morning after however can help with the headaches and alcohol-induced pains.
Beer before liquor, never been sicker
This is completely wrong. The order of consumption makes no difference on how much hangover you experience the next morning. What matters is how you pace yourself.
Eating a heavy meal before a night out to stop getting drunk
Yes, it might take longer to get drunk but it won’t actually stop you from getting drunk. A stomach full of food delays alcohol absorption, but eventually your tummy will be empty and alcohol will affect you in the same way it usually does.
Leaving an open bottle of wine on the kitchen counter
Always store unfinished wine in the fridge. The cold acts as a preservative and stops wine from spoiling. An re-corked bottle left in the fridge will be drinkable for up to three days after it has been opened.
