Reviews for Hangover Handbook: 101 Cures for Humanity's Oldest Malady

The average rating for Hangover Handbook: 101 Cures for Humanity's Oldest Malady based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-05-13 00:00:00 Matthew Uhl Good history of moonshiners. Starts with the process of making moonshine. Historicly it begins with the the roots in the British Isles and the beginnings of the American governments never ending campaign against self suffincency in the whiskey rebellion. The author profiles many colorful characters, some were long dead and gone and some were old timers who were still living that he spent time with and collected their many entertaining stories. For all the negative things you could say about moonshine itself the old timers had a rebellious and stubborn self sufficent side that is both admirable and interesting. This was written in the 1970's and even then it was a dying way of life. The hard nosed self sufficent hillbilly types were for the most part being replaced by criminal syndicates who produced a lower quality of moonshine fit only to drink by hardened alcoholics. Being from Kentucky originally I have been offered and tried "white lightning" a few times and the authors desription was accurate, goes down like a drink of water and maybe 5-10 seconds later it takes your breath away. Really moonshine has no similarity to good Scottish whiskey as far as I'm concerned. Faults are the author gives all credit to the "Scotch-Irish" but some of the most colorful characters featured had Welsh surnames (Morgan/Davis/Owens), also when he talked about the whiskey rebellion he didn't bring up that Hamilton (probably also a Jew himself) was wrapped up with Jewish booze distillers in the states and the Carribean who did not want people producing their own drink. Of course Hamilton got what he deserved in the end thanks to Aaron Burr. Overall this is an interesting look into a piece of real worthwhile Americana.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-08-29 00:00:00 Justin Gaines An entertaining account of whiskey making in the Southern Appalachians. Living in extreme northeast Georgia, it chronicles the moonshining close at hand. There are many first hand accounts by both bootleggers and Federal agents. The additional photos are priceless.