Thrills: The definitive guide to drinking in airports
Feb 24, 2015, 6:30 am
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If I feel like having a drink I will have one. I don't need someone else's idea of a "definitive guide" to tell me how. I don't care what time it is and being first or only one to hoist a glass doesn't deter me in the slightest. Cheers! No matter what time it is. 
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Feb 24, 2015, 7:30 am
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I certainly like to have a few drinks before flying for leisure. Especially on a long haul it definitely helps me sleep. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much beer was flowing out of those neat beer machines at 9:30AM at the Sakara Lounge at NRT yesterday.
Feb 24, 2015, 8:32 am
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I agree with the time vortex bit: I have no issues having whatever beverage I feel like at any time of day, whether my own time zone's morning or morning local time in the airport.
And I usually take the $2 sidecar, if offered. But only if they're pouring something better than rail/well liquor.
Feb 25, 2015, 4:35 am
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Feb 25, 2015, 9:13 am
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Feb 25, 2015, 10:36 pm
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I'll be happy to take one for the team and be the first to start drinking 
Feb 26, 2015, 2:50 am
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I have been overzealous once before a TATL trip. Scotch was my weapon of choice. I didn't have too much (I wasn't drunk, just had a good buzz going), but as a result I got dehydrated and about an hour before landing in CDG I got a bad headache (I suppose that counts as a hangover). I learned that before a long flight (or even during the long flight), it's best to limit the libations.
Feb 26, 2015, 2:48 pm
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I have been overzealous once before a TATL trip. Scotch was my weapon of choice. I didn't have too much (I wasn't drunk, just had a good buzz going), but as a result I got dehydrated and about an hour before landing in CDG I got a bad headache (I suppose that counts as a hangover). I learned that before a long flight (or even during the long flight), it's best to limit the libations.