Originally Posted by
Swanhunter
Mint tea. Booze is bad as you'll be comatose for hours.
Do not - ever - do as I did and try a sheesha where the water had been replaced with red wine. Urrgghhh.
In Ukraine (e.g., the Budda Bar, an outstanding venue) they offer milk, wine, vodka, even absinthe as the liquid. Never tried it.
Though sometimes ending up "comatose" is precisely the point!