At first I thought this “hangover help” was going to be the same kind of scam that we tried in college. Remember crushing up Flintstones’ vitamins in your drink and chugging Pedialyte out of a flask?

So when I saw the NoHo Drink guys at the club, I quickly dismissed their legitimacy. We had already been drinking, so the dude gave me a bunch of shots and drinks to take home and try another time before that first sip.

Man, did I wake up with a hangover the next morning! That gross hollow feeling really takes the wind out of your sails. So that night, I decided to try NoHo for hangover help. I’m a shooter kind of person, so I grabbed two NoHo shots and headed to the bar.

Before my first Jack and Coke, I knocked back my NoHo. It went down easy. Flavor-wise, I’d say it was like an energy drink without the baby Tylenol taste. I drank my usual libations all night long.

At last call, I popped the second shot. And, know what? I woke up the next morning like I had spent the night having V8s with my grandparents!

A few days later, I went to a cookout. This time, I brought along a NoHo drink. That wasn’t the best choice. All they had was beer, and NoHo Drink did not mix well in my bottle of Corona. I ended up tossing it and forgoing my hangover helper.

The next night, I gave NoHo Drink another try. I brought a few cans with me for a little taste test. The results? Yup, it gets two thumbs up. It has a similar flavor as the shot but in a drink, you could barely notice it–even in a super-fruity treat. The vitamin-y goodness after-taste wasn’t as intense. But my scotch-neat drinking friend (we call him The Shop Teacher) was not going to mess up his $10 pour–even for hangover help.

My friend Lola arrived late so all I had left were the shots. She tried, but alas, she’s not a shooter. Even with our taunting and cheering, she couldn’t do it. So she sipped it, which, she reported was not so delicious.

The next morning, everyone was fresh enough to hit the beach bar! A show of hands revealed that nobody had a headache or felt like they had to hurl, but couldn’t. So hooray! Not sure how, but the hangover help of one NoHo drink was identical to two shots.

So on the official NoHo Drink/Shot hangover help scorecard, I’d say break it down like this:

NoHo Shot + Shot Afficianado=Awesome
NoHo Drink + Beer=Trash Can
NoHo Drink + Mixed Drinks=Last One In The Pool Is A Rotten Egg!
NoHo Drink + Straight Up Drinks=Not Happening, Buster!
NoHo Shot + Buddy’s Goody-Goody Girlfriend=Gagging

Incidentally, my girlfriend had two shots before she worked out (without drinking). So besides becoming my new hangover help and best friend:

NoHo Shot + Treadmill=Three hours of Playtime!