Categories
Pick a category to see how it's made, what's in it, and which popular brands rank highest and lowest on hangover load.
spirit →
Vodka
Closest to neutral alcohol you can drink
Hangover Index
2/10
spirit →
Gin
Vodka rerun through a garden
Hangover Index
3/10
spirit →
Tequila
Agave, regulated, sometimes adulterated
Hangover Index
4/10
spirit →
Mezcal
Smoke, terroir, and unfiltered character
Hangover Index
5/10
spirit →
Rum
Sugarcane, sweet and heavy
Hangover Index
6/10
spirit →
Bourbon
American oak, corn-led, congener-rich
Hangover Index
7/10
spirit →
Scotch
Aged, peated, complex chemistry
Hangover Index
7/10
spirit →
Cognac
Wine, distilled twice, aged in Limousin oak
Hangover Index
8/10
wine →
Red Wine
Tannin, histamine, sulfite trifecta
Hangover Index
8/10
wine →
White Wine
Lower tannin, higher sulfites
Hangover Index
6/10
wine →
Sparkling Wine
Bubbles speed everything up
Hangover Index
7/10
beer →
Beer
Volume, gluten, biogenic amines
Hangover Index
6/10
liqueur →
Liqueur
Sugar-bombs in a bottle
Hangover Index
7/10