Alcohol is a helluva drug. Most people can't believe I was drinking a twelve pack of IPAs and a bottle of wine or two and a few shots of vodka every day after work. Well, the wine would usually start before 5pm, but whatever. Sometimes I drank more, sometimes less.

Point being, most seasoned alcoholics I know could easily start their day with a quick pint of whiskey. I was quickly getting there as I would have to chug a glass of two of whatever I had, before drinking time actually started, to keep the shakes at bay.

After several years of that, a stout glass of whiskey is child's play.

(I quit drinking over a year ago and my body is still healing. It's going to take a few more years to get my gut working properly again and thankfully, my heart issues have all but disappeared.)