Wanna drink hard liquor? Then get ready for a fight

PICK YOUR POISON, pick your mood.

Different kinds of alcohol bring out different feelings and emotions in people, according to a new study

Red wine is most often associated with relaxation and hard liquor with aggression, researchers from King's College London found.

“For centuries, the history of rum, gin, vodka and other spirits has been laced with violence,” the study's co-author Mark Bellis said. “This global study suggests even today consuming spirits is more likely to result in feelings of aggression than other drinks.”

About 30,000 people from 21 countries between the ages of 18 and 34-years-old answered questions about their drinking habits over the past year. They detailed how they felt while drinking different kinds of alcohol by choosing from a list that included energized, relaxed, sexy, confident, tired, aggressive, ill, restless and tearful. The research found that drinking liquor was related to feeling energized and confident for 60% of its participants. About 53% of people said red wine relaxed them but also made them feel tired, and 50% said beer made them feel relaxed, too. Hard liquor also made 43% of those polled feel sexy, but 30% said they associated it with aggression. The links between alcohol and emotions also revealed interesting details about alcoholism. Those who are considered alcohol-dependent were five times more likely to say that alcohol energized them, according to the study.