In this, as so many things, Dr Johnson was sound/slightly deranged: “Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy."
Yes. I said this was a widely used hangover cure, to which the American fellow had the temerity to say: ‘Sure...for alcoholics.”
These people are puritans at heart, of vourse. What can one do?
This wasn't for hangovers. My wife has been given it for all illnesses since she was three. She has kept the tradition up with our daughter. It is for females only!