okay i read a lot of books from my followers and I understand a lot of you are underage and don’t drink so here’s some tips:
Beer tastes and smells like piss, teen boys drink it to feel manly they won’t rave on how good it is (from my experience)
for the love of god, a margarita is not a shot
one shot won’t get a 170 pound football player drunk, period even if they have never drank before
jungle juice is for the desperate (aka TEENS) not fit for office parties
the canned wine coolers and fruity drinks and such CAN AND WILL get you drunk. Don’t have a character say they drank an 8 pack and they are still good to drive
vodka, tequila, and hennessey are not the only drinks that exist
and btw hennessey is distilled wine a BRANDY NOT WHISKEY
(i just read a book that included this) drinks like tequila sneak up on you, even if your character takes 3,4,5 shots they will feel sober for at least a half an hour after they don’t automatically get drunk
don’t have a character take their first ever shot without a chaser, that hardly ever ends well and is highly unlikely they’ll hold it down
when a character is buzzed, they are not falling around slurring that comes in the tipsy and drunk phases
people react differently to alcohol, not everyone can be giggly. some will be angry some will be sad it just depends (whiskey tends to be a more anger inducing drink while tequila is a more euphoric option)
crown royal is a whiskey
don’t have a character mix alcohols (e.g. crown and then have some vodka shots) without it souring their stomachs
alcohol IS A DEPRESSANT no matter how good a character feels, if they keep drinking, they will eventually get sad
hangovers suck but if a character stays hydrated while drinking, the symptoms won’t be as bad
if you have any more questions, let me know in the comments or my PMs bc I am more than happy to help