Worked with a guy that would fill a rocks glass with well whiskey and down it in one gulp after shifts. Not impossible that some Joe Protag could drink a glass.
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.)
I found r/stopdrinking really helpful. Hopefully !stopdrinking@lemmy.world over here is good, too.
I'm at 21.5 months apparently. It's so worth it in so many ways.
Yeah and on the other side of things, a good whiskey/bourbon/other amber colored liquors absolutely can taste sweet
Conversely: me, a reader who has never gotten drunk "yep, that sounds right!"
