I’m not telling you what to do, but a new study from Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies found that individuals who favored light-colored beverages, such as vodka, fared better with the extra shot than those on the bourbon side of the bar. Subjects were given 100 proof Absolut and 101 proof Wild Turkey for the first night of the study, and a caffeine-free soft drink the second. They found that those who drank to a state of inebriation suffered more with the darker drink, the one with more toxic properties.

They did not study red v. white wine nor light beers v. heavy lagers, but the study author believes that lighter beverages fare better in the overindulgence headache department.

You’ve been warned.