Well said Phil ...
Surely we're all in the business of 'minimising risk' - increased alcohol (to my knowledge) never reduces risk. We ought to ask the question: "would my flight be safer if I didn't drink <T-24hr?"
Whilst flying will never be totally safe, if we can easily & practically do one more thing to improve the odds, what is the argument not to? (and 'I like drinking' is not an acceptable answer)