Actually it's even less than that, as the "standard" drink is a rather conservative measure - 14g of 100% alcohol, or roughly on can of 5% beer, or 1.5oz of 40% liquor.
Many cocktails could easily be 3 or 4 "drinks".
Which still isn't saying 21 "standard" drinks a week isn't a fair amount, but it's not that crazy.
For instance, say you go out on a Friday and have 5 pints of an 8% IPA over the course of the evening.
Many cocktails could easily be 3 or 4 "drinks".
Which still isn't saying 21 "standard" drinks a week isn't a fair amount, but it's not that crazy.
For instance, say you go out on a Friday and have 5 pints of an 8% IPA over the course of the evening.
That's 10.4 standard drinks.