Dare of the hog?

There’s an old saying among inveterate drinkers: “What makes you bad, makes you better.” Another way of expressing the same belief is by prescribing: “The hair of the dog that bit you.” These are ways of saying that the best way to cure a hangover is by taking an alcoholic drink. In other words, what produced the hangover in the first place will now provide its cure. Universally, this seems to be the conventional wisdom. For example, the French say, soigner le mal par le mal (Cure evil with evil) while the Fins explain sillä se lähtee millä tulikin, (What caused it, will also cure it). In Costa Rica they refer to hair of the same pig; while the Chinese describe it as “the drink that brings back your soul”, amf the Japanese use the term, mukaezake (alcohol for facing the next day). The cocktail trade, and the mixologists behind it, have produced many hangover cures with varying degrees of success. But here are a few which have earned their place on this niche list. Corpse Reviver #1 and Corpse Reviver #2. These are members of the Corpse Reviver family of cocktails that date back to at least the 1870s. Different versions of these cocktails were in vogue during US Prohibition and pre- and post-WWII. The most iconic and still going strong is the #2 version, made famous by Harry Craddock, mixologist extraordinaire and head barman of the American Bar at London’s Savoy Hotel. Suffering Bastard. Created in 1942 at the Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, by renowned bartender and mixologist, Joe Scialom. According to urban legend, Scialom had dedicated the drink to the “suffering (Allied) soldiers” stationed in North Africa as part of the WWII effort who complained about the area’s poor-quality booze. Bloody Mary. There are many claims to its origin but the earliest and most likely is credited to French bartender Fernand Petiot. That claim goes back to Paris in 1921 and The New York Bar before it became Harry’s New York Bar. The drink’s original name was Bucket of Blood. This drink has multiple variations but all claim to have hangover properties.