Having your alcohol with a sugar-free artificially sweetened mixer may cut calories, but it will also make you drunker, a study suggests.

“Diet” cocktails are more intoxicating - Yahoo! News

wow, this is cool stuff. I should also add that really the best way to _NOT_ ruin any whiskey or liquor is to drink it witth a splash of water and or ice cubes. But then again,  if you find yourself at a party and all they have is “beer” beer and Western Family vodka nd the likes ,it may be to your best interest to get drunk fast, and in that case, try diet soda, the science backs it up!!