I used to be able to have two or three drinks. Now even one makes me very sleepy and useless, and it takes a long time to metabolize. There was an article in the NYT today that mentions this phenomenon—as you get older you get more and more sensitive to alcohol. Having two drinks is just not going to happen for me, but oh, they’re so delicious!
One is usually enough, don’t you think, if it is well prepared with the perfect ingredients? Rarely I’ll have a second one. I did not know about the metabolism thing. That seems a cruel trick of nature. But it doesn’t make me sleepy or useless, if anything it makes me a little more manic than I already am!