As of 2007 and 2008 I have begun to party a fair bit less than my London years but continue to enjoy a tipple or two on a regular basis.
I don’t drink everyday and limit my consumption to weekends and Mondays.
I avoid my previous drink of choice (large bottles of vodka) and prefer to sup on beer and wine nowadays.
So why do I drink?
For me it is not a social thing.
I have never much cared for big gatherings or endless work parties and while I regularly endure both with a drink in hand they are not the main cause for my drinking.
For me the optimum combination is good booze, fine food and an excellent backdrop.
Garden barbeques with a bottle of beer, gin and tonics with Satays at a beach bar and champagne with fresh seafood on a friend’s yacht are among the best examples.
I drink because it is enjoyable and intend to continue doing so in the best of surroundings and most favourable of situations.
Other people are free to do as they like and who am I to judge?