Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - With the holiday season here, it is quite common for Americans to indulge in alcoholic beverages. With that said, a new study has compared hangovers from drinks such as whiskey, vodka, beer, and wine to see which leads to the weaker hangover.

The study was carried out by a team of researchers led by Damaris J. Rohsenow from Brown University in the state of Rhode Island.

Researchers carried out the study on 95 people who were between the ages of 21 and 33.

Every one of those who took part in the study were considered to be healthy, yet heavy drinkers.

They had no prior problems in regards to alcohol-related illnesses.

They were asked to consume various types of alcohol, and then to answer questions on their hangovers the morning after.

What they found was that a drink such as bourbon led to a far more severe hangover than a lighter drink such as vodka.

The basic belief coming out of the study is that darker liquors lead to more severe hangovers.

This means that sticking to lighter drinks such as wine, beer, etc. will lead to a weaker hangover overall.