Ever seriously contemplate that all throughout known history, the oligarchs, kings and queens and princes and sultans, etc could afford to consume the FINEST alcohols, wines, liquors in the lands, if not the world.
Along comes the thieves of the trades and manufacture cheap and poisonous spirits to get the peasants and common folk drunk and eventually ill/sick. They die. The rich don't care. They made their vast sums and to hell with the people. The rich do not consume the rot gut, thus the given name applied to the imbibed spirits of the peasants.
Now, we know the benefits of drinking from sterling silver and gold goblets had health benefits as well as the finest chocolates and wines and teas and coffees that were consumed as medicines. The rich far exceeded the lifespan of the commoners and still do to this day, due to many reasons but primarily their intake of finest quality foods and beverages.
So, since I am one of those that have lived with MVP for decades and now AF, and always was told to stop drinking alcohol, coffee, tea, chocolate........what is wrong with this picture? After finally catching on the fact that consumers of the "dark" liquors were the all dead early on in life, I switched to wine and beer. However, the cheaper wines will cause my heart to act up. The ingredients added into our cheaper beers, wines and liquors are what is "killing" our hearts. Truly fine alcohols and liquers do NOT cause this problem unless consumed in excess.
So, if you want to drink, my advice: drink less but drink best! The M.D.'s do not want you to know about this info. The idea is to keep you stupid and coming back for more medical "advice"....with more tests, pills and no cure, mostly knowing that if you just stopped the cheap/er cocktails, you would be much better off.
Do yourself a favor and drink what the wealthy folks drink, in moderation. You will do well and your body will thank you. You will generally find you will drink less, simply because the quality is so very worth savoring more slowly and not meant for people who want to just get drunk or do shots or behave like college students.