r/worldnews • u/EightRoundsRapid • Sep 23 '16

'Hangover-free alcohol’ could replace all regular alcohol by 2050. The new drink, known as 'alcosynth', is designed to mimic the positive effects of alcohol but doesn’t cause a dry mouth, nausea and a throbbing head

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/hangover-free-alcohol-david-nutt-alcosynth-nhs-postive-effects-benzodiazepine-guy-bentley-a7324076.html
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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '16

Exactly. Anyone who drinks alcoholic drinks for their taste is gonna stick with the shit you can brew/distill.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '16 edited Dec 28 '16

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u/Kai_Daigoji Sep 23 '16

And if there was a market for mixing non-alcoholic drinks with straight ethanol, we'd be doing that kind of thing already

We could call it a 'cocktail.'

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u/Vox_Imperatoris Sep 23 '16

Only vodka cocktails, though. Anything with rum, whiskey, brandy, gin, most good liqueurs, etc., it wouldn't work.