champagne anyone?

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I'd think that any bottle for that price would tast good and by the time you pop the cork who cares. The only reason why people say the cheap stuff causes hangover is because by the time they get around to drinking champagne they are allready drunk but blame their hangover on the last thing they drank the night before.

Well it's mostly because of the higher amount of congeners in many cheaper beverages.. but carbonation does speed up the absorption of alcohol as well, so starting with beer.. or topping with champagne before you've digested what you already have in you can definitely "get you there" quicker.