It’s a civilised drink to have at the end of a minor session, I find.
Go out about 6pm, start with a pint to sharpen things up, meet people at a restaurant, damage about two thirds of a bottle of wine each over dinner, few pints in a decent pub afterwards, a whisk(e)y to round the night off in an upmarket or hotel bar.
Off to bed, head spinning slightly, a warm contentedness that you know isn’t going to be a night-time vom or an absolute crippler the next day.
