So, what kind of drinker are you?


By Danielle Demetriou

Are you an abstainer, a moderate imbiber or a lush? Try our quiz and find out ...


1 Alcohol is:

a) The nasty smell that comes off nail polish remover.

The soft, peppery finish of a vintage Merlot.

c) My best friend, mentor and support network all in one.

2 My perfect evening consists of:

a) Yoga practice, a light salad and a fitful eight hours' sleep.

A Jamie Oliver-style dinner party with friends, home cooking and a few bottles of red.

c) A few margaritas to get me going, a light snack with the wine list, a relaxing digestif and a nightcap or two at home. Mmm, perfect.

3. A chilled glass of rosé on a summer's day:

a) Should always be diluted with ice cubes and alternated with glasses of water.

Is second only to Prozac in the spirit-lifting stakes.

c) Tastes like Ribena. Does anyone have any vodka?

4. My favourite holiday fantasy is:

a) A week of meditation in a retreat where meat, sugar, alcohol and talking are strictly banned.

A sample from the world hostel guide

c) An all-inclusive hotel. Sun, sea, sand, cocktails unlimited.

5. When a dining companion orders - on expenses - a bottle of Chateau Mouton- Rothschild 1953:

a) I politely place my hand over the glass and ask for water. Sparkling please. It is a week night, after all.

I joyously savour the nectar of the gods and relate my fine wine memories.

c) Gone already? Waiter ...

6. The perfect way to deal with the morning after the night before involves:

a) A jog in the park and a light breakfast of green tea, blueberry smoothie and porridge.

A good old proletarian fry-up with the weekend papers.

c) Bloody Mary anyone?

7. I'll only be found out late on a Monday night if:

a) I've popped down to the health shop because I'm out of soya milk.

I've had a really bad day in the office and need a consolatory glass of wine with colleagues.

c) Um. I'm always out on a Monday night. It's pub quiz night.

8. My bedtime ritual is:

a) A relaxing candle-lit bath scented with lavender oil and strewn with rose petals followed by a warming cup of Horlicks.

Polishing off the remains of a bottle of good red wine while watching an old Fellini movie.

c) Can't remember.

How did you do?

Mostly As: Well done. How virtuous. With macrobiotic diets and sun salutations your skin must be peachy. Just one word of warning, Gwyneth: the odd lychee martini won't kill you.

Mostly Bs: You waver between healthy bouts of indulgence and deprivation, but only because you think it's fashionable. Keep walking the tightrope, but don't slip into the As or Cs.

Mostly Cs: You may not be able to match La Moss in the style stakes - whisky-stained jeans are never a good look - but you can console yourself by effortlessly qualifying for an extended stint at the celebrity rehab clinic du jour in Arizona. - The Independent

o This article was originally published on page 8 of The Independent on Saturday on December 24, 2005

Mostly Cs....

As mostly. Is it all right if next time you bold the question, and use numbers instead? These <----- are giving me double vision.

Is that better I didnt put the in they came with the article and i cant delete them for some reason. Sorry
And i am an "A" person

Double space like B )
That is much better.

I'm shocked at myself because I guess I don't drink that much.

I'm a C person, but I haven't had a drink in about 4 months. Hooray for me!

I'm an A person. Not a drinker, but those ?'s cracked me up.

Mostly A's.

Mostly A's...although there was a time in my life when it would have been mostly C's...LOL

All c's

I chose mostly As.

Intersting. For me, every answer was the same:

d) none of the above